The Mayor shall be selected as hereinafter provided and shall hold office for a term of two years or until a successor is elected and qualified. The Mayor shall be elected during every odd numbered year. The newly elected mayor shall take office on the third Monday of May following the election.
The Mayor shall be at least 25 years of age, shall have resided in the Town at least two years immediately preceding election, and shall be a qualified voter of the Town.
The Mayor may receive annual compensation as specified by an ordinance passed by the Council in a public meeting. No change shall be made in the salary for any Mayor during the term for which he/she was elected. The ordinance making any change in the salary paid to the Mayor, either by way of increase or decrease, shall be finalized prior to the election of the next succeeding Mayor and shall take effect only as to the next succeeding Mayor.
(a) 
Generally. The Mayor shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Town government who shall enforce the laws of the Town of North Brentwood and generally administer the day to day affairs of the Town.
(b) 
Appointments and Removal of Employees and Heads of Offices, Departments and Agencies. The Mayor, with the approval of the Council, 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 and all subordinate officers and employees of the offices, departments and agencies of the Town government shall be appointed and removed by the Mayor with approval of the Council in accordance with any rules and regulations in any merit system which may be adopted by the Council.
(c) 
Reports and Recommendations to Council. The Mayor shall report annually to the Council the condition of municipal affairs and make such recommendations as the Mayor deems proper for the public good and welfare of the Town.
(d) 
Council Meetings. The Mayor shall serve as presiding officer at all Council meetings. The Mayor may participate in all discussions. The Mayor may vote in the event of a tie vote on any ordinance or other matter before the Council. The Mayor also may vote for declaring an emergency ordinance, or for filling a vacancy on the Council.
(e) 
Supervision of Financial Administration of Government. The Mayor shall have complete supervision over the financial administration of the Town government. The Mayor shall prepare or have prepared annually a budget and submit it to the Council. The Mayor shall supervise the administration of the budget as adopted by the Council. The Mayor shall supervise the disbursement of all moneys and have control over all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
(f) 
Veto. The Mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed by the Council as provided in Section 411(d) of this Charter.
(g) 
Other Powers and Duties. The Mayor shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or as may be required by the Council, not inconsistent with this Charter.
The Mayor shall immediately forfeit his/her office if he/she ceases to maintain his or her principal residence in the Town.
A vacancy occurs when the Mayor, prior to the expiration of the term for which he or she is elected, shall die, resign from office, forfeit office, or be removed from office. Vacancies in the office of Mayor shall be filled as provided in Section 716 of this Charter.
The Mayor shall, at the first regular meeting to be held after any Town election, appoint the senior member of the Council to serve as Vice-Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall preside, as set forth in Section 408.