[1975 Code § 3.01; amended by 2003 Code]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City;
he shall be a qualified elector, reside within the City limits one
year next preceding the election and shall hold office for four years
and until a successor is elected and qualified. If the Mayor, at any
time during the term of office, removes from the limits of the City,
the office shall thereby become vacant.
[1975 Code § 3.01; amended by 2003 Code]
The Mayor, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall
execute a bond to the City in the penal sum of $10,000, with sureties
as the City Council shall approve, conditioned for the faithful performance
of the duties of his office.
[1975 Code § 3.01]
A.
Generally: The Mayor shall devote so much time to the duties of the
office as a faithful and efficient discharge thereof may require.
He shall generally do and perform all acts and things which are enjoined
upon a Mayor by law of the state and the ordinances of the City.
B.
Appointment Of Officers[1]; Filling Vacancies: The Mayor shall appoint, at the first
regular City Council meeting of each fiscal year and with the advice
and consent of the City Council, all City officers and employees where
specific provision is made and whose election or appointment is not
otherwise provided for. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office
which by law or ordinance the Mayor is empowered and required to fill,
he shall, at the next regular meeting of the City Council, communicate
to the City Council the name of his appointee to such office, and
pending the concurrence of the City Council in such appointment, the
Mayor may designate some suitable person to discharge the functions
of such office.
[Amended by Ord. 406, 10-21-1991; 2003 Code]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Subsection 1-8-2A of this title.
C.
Investigate Complaints Regarding Administrator: The Mayor shall,
in his capacity as chief executive authority of the City, investigate
complaints about the Administrator in the exercise of his duties as
Administrator and shall report such complaints in a timely manner
to the City Council as well as the information obtained in any investigation
of any such complaint. This subsection shall not be deemed a limitation
of the authority of the Mayor as chief executive authority of the
City.
[Amended by Ord. 759, 11-17-1997; 2003 Code]
D.
Signature Required: The Mayor shall sign all commissions, licenses,
permits and warrants for the payment of money. He shall also sign
all contracts where the City is a party, the Mayor signing on behalf
of the City, and it shall be the Mayor's duty to see that the
other contracting party shall faithfully comply with the contract.
[2003 Code]
At the first regular meeting of the fiscal year, the Council
shall elect one of its number as Mayor pro tem. Such member shall
act as presiding officer of the Council in the absence of the Mayor.
