The Mayor shall be elected as hereinafter provided and shall
hold office for a term of two years or until his successor is elected
and qualified. The newly elected Mayor shall take office on the first
Monday in June following his election. The Mayor holding office at
the time this Charter becomes effective shall continue to hold office
for the term for which he was elected and until his successor takes
office under the provisions of this Charter.
The Mayor shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, must
have resided in the Town for at least one year immediately preceding
his election and must be a qualified voter of the Town. He shall maintain
a permanent residence in the Town during his term of office.
The Mayor shall receive an annual salary as set from time to
time by an ordinance passed by the Commission in the regular course
of business. No change shall be made in the salary for any Mayor during
the term for which he was elected. The ordinance making any change
in the salary paid to the Mayor, either by way of increase or decrease,
shall be finally ordained prior to the municipal election to elect
the next succeeding Mayor and shall take effect only as to the next
succeeding Mayor.
a.
General. The Mayor shall see that the ordinances of the Town are
faithfully executed and shall be the chief executive officer and the
head of the administrative branch of the Town government.
b.
Appointments. The Mayor, with the approval of the Commission shall
appoint the heads of all offices, departments, and agencies of the
Town government as established by this Charter or by ordinance. All
office, department, and agency heads shall serve at the pleasure of
the Mayor. All subordinate officers and employees of the offices,
departments, and agencies of the Town government shall be appointed
and removed by the Mayor, in accordance with rules and regulations
which may be adopted by the Commission.
c.
Reports. The Mayor each year shall report to the Commission the condition
of municipal affairs and make such recommendations as he deems proper
for the public good and the welfare of the Town.
d.
Commission Meetings. The Mayor shall serve as a voting, presiding
officer at all Commission meetings.
e.
Finances. The Mayor shall supervise the financial administration
of the Town government. He shall appoint one of the Commissioners
to serve as a finance officer who will prepare annually a budget which
will be submitted to the full Commission for approval. He shall supervise
the administration of the budget as adopted by the Commission. He
shall supervise the disbursement of all monies and have control over
all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
f.
Other. The Mayor shall have such other powers and perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or as may be required
of him by the Commission, but not inconsistent with this Charter.
If the office of Mayor becomes vacant for any reason, the Commission
shall nominate some person, qualified in accordance with Section 402,
to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. The
person nominated must be approved by a majority vote of the total
Commission membership.
