[Adopted as amended 6-20-2012 by Order No. FY 12-204 (Ch. 30 of the 2002 Bylaws)]
In addition to the powers and duties outlined in Article 3 of the Greenfield Home Rule Charter, the Mayor shall have the following powers and duties:
A. 
The Mayor shall have the care, custody and control of all Town property which is not required by law, Greenfield Home Rule Charter, or these ordinances to be under the jurisdiction of any other department.
B. 
The Mayor shall be the agent of the Town to institute, prosecute, defend and prosecute, defend and compromise any and all claims, actions, and proceedings by or against the Town or in which the rights or interests of the Town are or may be involved.
C. 
The Town Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor for an indefinite term.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
D. 
The Mayor may request that the Town Attorney assist in the prosecution of any violations of these ordinances and may, if it determines that any rights or interests of the Town are or may be involved, request that the Town Attorney conduct the defense of any action or proceeding brought against any Town agency or Town officer.
A. 
The Mayor shall receive an annual base salary of $85,000. The Mayor may request in his/her budget submission to the Town Council an increase in the base salary; however, the increase shall be the lesser of:
[Amended 4-15-2020 by Order No. FY 20-087]
(1) 
The average increase, including any COLA or step, in pay for the same fiscal year negotiated with all bargaining units within the Town of Greenfield; or
(2) 
Five percent of the Mayor's salary for the prior fiscal year.
B. 
Any increase voted by Town Council in any year shall then become the new base for any future increase request. The base shall never exceed $100,000.
C. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, which required the resetting of the base salary upon election of a new Mayor, was repealed 4-15-2020 by Order No. FY 20-087.
D. 
The Town Council shall take up the request to increase the Mayor's salary only in the annual budget each year, provided the Mayor includes a request for such increase.
E. 
Increase requests shall not be considered by the Town Council in any supplemental budget unless:
(1) 
The request was made in the annual budget process and not approved by the Council due to nonsettled bargaining unit contracts.
(2) 
The Mayor includes in writing at the time of the annual budget that as part of his/her overall budget plan he/she plans to wait to ask for the increase until the supplemental budget process.