All elected officials of the City of Greenwood shall serve for
a term of two (2) years or until they resign or become disqualified
for any reason.
The Mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen are hereby declared
to be the only officers of the City of Greenwood to be elected by
the people.
All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy
in any elective office under the City government shall be voters under
the laws and constitution of this State and the ordinances of the
City except that appointed officers need not be voters of the City.
All officers, except appointed officers, shall be residents of the
City.
[Ord. No. 2016-2905 § 1, 3-8-2016; Ord.
No. 2019-2959, 5-28-2019; Ord. No. 2022-3046, 9-13-2022]
A. The Mayor and members of the Board of Aldermen shall be compensated
in a reasonable amount as determined by the Board of Aldermen by ordinance.
However, such amount shall not be increased effective during the term
of the Mayor or Aldermen. The Mayor and Aldermen are not authorized
to participate in the City's health insurance program.
B. The Board of Aldermen hereby sets the compensation to be paid to
the Mayor at six hundred dollars ($600.00) per month.
C. The Board of Aldermen hereby sets the compensation to be paid to
Aldermen at zero dollars ($0.00) per month.
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of
the members of the Board of Aldermen, shall have power to appoint
a Treasurer, City Attorney, City Assessor, Street Commissioner and
night watchman and such other officers as he/she may be authorized
by ordinance to appoint, and if deemed for the best interests of the
City, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may, by ordinance, employ special
counsel to represent the City, either in a case of a vacancy in the
office of City Attorney or to assist the City Attorney, and pay reasonable
compensation therefor, and the person elected Marshal may be appointed
to and hold the office of Street Commissioner.
If a vacancy occurs in any elective office, the Mayor or the
person exercising the duties of the Mayor shall cause a special meeting
of the Board of Aldermen to convene where a successor to the vacant
office shall be selected by appointment by the Mayor with the advice
and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of
Aldermen. If the vacancy is in the office of Mayor, nominations of
a successor may be made by any member of the Board of Aldermen and
selected with the consent of a majority of the members of the Board
of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen may adopt procedures to fill vacancies
consistent with this Section. The successor shall serve until the
next regular municipal election. If a vacancy occurs in any office
not elective, the Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge
the duties of such office until the first regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen thereafter, at which time such vacancy shall be permanently
filled.
The Treasurer shall keep such records and make such reports
as may be required by State Statute, the ordinances or the Board of
Aldermen.
The City Attorney shall act as counselor for the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen on all City matters and attend all meetings of the Board
of Aldermen when requested to attend same by the Mayor or any member
of the Board of Aldermen. He/she shall represent the City in all matters
of a civil or police nature in which the City may be interested, draw
all ordinances and legal documents and oversee the retention and supervision
of outside counsel in cases of specialized work.