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.
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.