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.
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.