A.
The executive and administrative power of the Township shall be exercised
by the Mayor.
B.
The Mayor may assign and reassign, transfer and retransfer, either
temporarily or permanently, any property or personnel from one function
to another, or from one administrative unit to another as the efficient
management of the Township government may require, subject to the
express provisions of the Charter, this code, and other general law.
C.
The Mayor shall have the power of appointment and removal of the Business Administrator and all department heads of the Township, except as provided by Charter, this code, or general law, and subject to § 7-25.
D.
The Mayor shall assign or approve the assignment of space in public
buildings or other public places for the temporary or permanent use
of any department, body, officer, agency or instrumentality, and shall,
through the Business Administrator, control the assignment, allocation
and use of furniture, equipment, or other public property in the Township
government.
E.
Subject to the provisions of this code, the Mayor may establish specific
nonsalaried boards, authorities, committees or commissions or groups,
and appoint the members thereof who shall serve at his/her pleasure.
The Mayor shall:
A.
Enforce the Charter and the ordinances of the Township and all general
laws applicable thereto.
B.
Annually report to the Council and the public on the work of the
previous year and on the condition and requirements of the Township
government.
C.
Make recommendations for action by the Council or programs as (s)he
may deem necessary for the improvement of the Township and the welfare
of its residents.
D.
Supervise, direct and control all the departments of the Township
government and require each department to make an annual and such
other reports of its work as (s)he may deem desirable.
E.
Prepare the Township's annual operating budget and capital budget
with the assistance of the Business Administrator. No later than the
month of November, the Mayor shall require all department heads to
submit requests for appropriations for the ensuing budget year, and
to appear before the Mayor or the Business Administrator at public
hearings, which shall be held no later than the month of November.
On or before the 15th day of January, the Mayor shall submit to Council
his/her recommended budget, together with such explanatory comment
or statement as (s)he may deem desirable.
F.
Supervise the care and custody of all municipal property, institutions
and agencies; make recommendations concerning the nature and location
of municipal improvements and execute improvements determined by the
Council.
G.
Negotiate all contracts; sign all contracts, bonds, or other instruments
requiring the consent of the Township.
H.
Review, analyze, and forecast trends of municipal services and finances
and programs of all boards, commissions, agencies, and other municipal
bodies and report and recommend thereon to the Council.
I.
Supervise the development, installation and maintenance of centralized
budgeting, personnel and purchasing procedures as may be authorized
by ordinance.
J.
Assure that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the municipality
or its residents in any statute, franchise or contract are faithfully
kept and performed.
K.
Serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of all appointed bodies in
municipal government of which (s)he is not an official voting member.
L.
Fix the salary, wages or other compensation of certain employees
of the administrative department who are not otherwise required to
have their salaries set by ordinance.
The Mayor shall act on all ordinances adopted by the Council pursuant to the provisions of § 7-15B, Submission of ordinances to Mayor, of this code.
The Mayor may attend meetings of Council and may take part in
discussions of Council, but shall have no vote except in the case
of a tie on the questions of filling a vacancy in the Council, in
which case (s)he may cast the deciding vote.
[Amended by Ord. No. 19-09]
A.
The Mayor shall appoint a director to act as head of each department
established pursuant to this code, or pursuant to any other ordinance,
with the advice and consent of the Council.
B.
Each department head shall serve during the term of office of the
Mayor appointing him/her, and until the appointment and qualification
of his/her successor.
C.
A person may be appointed as a temporary director for a one-year
term, or until the Director of Public Works is appointed, whichever
is sooner, to implement an approved succession plan for a specified
department with the advise and consent of Council. Said temporary
director shall have the full authority and responsibilities of a director
as set forth in this Code of Ordinances. Any appointment shall be
to the end of the same calendar year.
The Mayor may, in his/her discretion, remove any department
head and, subject to any general provisions of law concerning term
of office or tenure, any other municipal executive officer who is
not a subordinate departmental officer or employee, after notice and
an opportunity to be heard. Prior to removal, the Mayor shall first
file written notice of his/her intention with the Council, and such
removal shall become effective on the 20th day after the filing of
such notice, unless the Council shall prior thereto have adopted a
resolution by a two-thirds vote of the whole number of the Council
disapproving the removal.
The Mayor may appoint an administrative assistant, a secretary
and other personnel as (s)he may deem necessary, and fix the amount
of salary, wages or other compensation to be paid to such personnel.
The Mayor shall designate the Business Administrator, any other
department head, or the Municipal Clerk to act as Mayor whenever the
Mayor shall be prevented by absence from the Township, disability
or other cause, from attending to the duties of his/her office. During
such time, the person so designated by the Mayor shall possess all
the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor. Whenever the Mayor shall
have been unable to attend to the duties of his/her office for a period
of 60 consecutive days for any of the above-stated reasons, an acting
Mayor shall be appointed by the Council, who shall succeed to all
the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor or the then acting Mayor.
The Mayor may delegate to the head of any department any functions,
powers or duties conferred upon the Mayor by ordinance which is not
required by Charter or general law to be performed or discharged personally
by the Mayor.
The compensation of the Mayor shall be as provided by ordinance,
to be paid as all other salaries are paid.
