[Adopted as amended 6-20-2012 by Order No. FY 12-204 (Ch. 30 of the 2002 Bylaws); amended 4-17-2019 by Order No. FY 19-125]
[Amended 10-16-2019 by Order No. FY 20-047]
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 City 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 City to institute, prosecute, defend and prosecute, defend and compromise any and all claims, actions, and proceedings by or against the City or in which the rights or interests of the City are or may be involved.
C. 
The City Attorney shall be appointed by the Mayor for an indefinite term.
D. 
The Mayor may request that the City Attorney assist in the prosecution of any violations of these ordinances and may, if it determines that any rights or interests of the City are or may be involved, request that the City Attorney conduct the defense of any action or proceeding brought against any City agency or City officer.
[Amended 4-15-2020 by Order No. FY 20-087]
A. 
The Mayor shall receive an annual base salary of $85,000. The Mayor may request in his/her budget submission to the City Council an increase in the base salary; however, the increase shall be the lesser of:
(1) 
The average increase, including any COLA or step, in pay for the same fiscal year negotiated with all bargaining units within the City of Greenfield; or
(2) 
Five percent of the Mayor's salary for the prior fiscal year.
B. 
Any increase voted by City Council in any year shall then become the new base for any future increase request. The base shall never exceed $100,000.
C. 
(Reserved)
D. 
The City 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 City 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.