At each regular biennial Town election, a Mayor shall be separately
elected by the electors and shall serve until the successor shall
be elected and qualified. The Mayor shall take office on the Monday,
or Tuesday in the event of a holiday, following the biennial Town
election. The candidate receiving a plurality of the votes cast for
this office shall be the Mayor. However, the candidate next in the
order of votes received for Mayor shall have the votes they received
for Mayor included in the compilation and the determination of the
Council membership.
The Mayor shall be a member and the presiding officer of the
Council, and shall call it to order and shall have one vote, but only
one vote, on each matter voted upon by the Council. The Mayor shall
be recognized as the official head of the Town for ceremonial purposes
and for military purposes. The Mayor shall keep informed on Town matters
and may make reports and recommendations to the Council and electors
of the Town on matters of legislative concern and general Town policy.
The Mayor may attend any meeting of any board, commission or other
governmental body of the Town and shall receive such advance notification
of any such meeting as is given to the members of said bodies. The
Mayor shall have the full right of participation in discussions but
shall not have the right to vote.