[Ord. No. 2010-28]
The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the City as provided by the Charter.
[Ord. No. 02-2013; Ord. No. 2010-28]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City. He shall:
a. 
Enforce the Charter and all laws and ordinances in effect within the City.
b. 
Supervise all of the departments of the City government.
c. 
Ensure the efficient and effective operation of all of the departments of the City government in accordance with general law, the Charter, this Code and other municipal ordinances.
d. 
Ensure that all inquiries to the City government are promptly assigned to the appropriate department for action.
e. 
Appoint a City Clerk with the advice and consent of Council. The Clerk shall be the Director of the Administration Department and shall be qualified by previous training and experience to perform the duties of his office.
f. 
Appoint a Municipal Treasurer with the advice and consent of Council. The Treasurer shall be the Chief Finance Officer of the City and the Director of Finance. He shall be qualified by previous training and experience to perform the duties of his office.
g. 
Appoint such other committees of Council as he may deem necessary.
h. 
Appoint all department Directors, with the advice and consent of Council.
i. 
Appoint such other officers, with the advice and consent of Council, and employees for whose election or appointment no other provision is made by Charter, by this Code or by general law.
j. 
Require each department head to make monthly reports to the Mayor and Council. Additionally, to require boards, commissions and other municipal bodies to make an annual report and such other reports of its work as the Mayor may deem necessary.
k. 
Report annually, within the first 60 days of the year, to the Council and to the public on the condition and on the requirements of the City and upon its problems of government; notice of such report shall be published.
l. 
Make such other reports to Council and to the public and such recommendations to Council for action as he may deem in the public interest.
m. 
Provide liaison with agencies of the State of New Jersey and with official bodies of other municipalities on matters affecting the City and/or its citizens.
n. 
Prepare the annual budget with the assistance of the Treasurer and with the cooperation of department directors and of other members of the Council, and present the budget to the Council for consideration no later than 30 days after the State Aid numbers have been determined and notification has been made to the City of Lambertville.
o. 
Call special meetings of the Council as provided by the Charter.
p. 
Cause the Clerk to prepare an annual directory of City officials and employees, time and place of meetings of all City boards, agencies or commissions having regular meetings, office hours of officials and including such other information as he deems appropriate, which directory shall be available in the office of the Clerk.
[Ord. No. 2010-28]
The Mayor shall be a member of the Council. He shall:
a. 
Participate in meetings of the Council and vote as other Council members.
b. 
Preside over the meetings of the Council.
c. 
Designate the President of the Council to act as Mayor whenever the Mayor shall be prevented, by absence from the City, due to disability or other causes, from attending to the duties of his office.
d. 
While presiding over meetings of the Council, have the right to move, second and to debate from the chair, and he shall not be deprived of any right to vote or of any other rights, powers or duties of a Councilmember by virtue of his presiding over the meeting.
[Ord. No. 2010-28]
All of the administrative functions, powers and duties of the City shall be allocated and assigned among and within departments established or constituted by this Code or any amendments and supplements thereto. The Mayor may delegate to other officers of the City such functions powers and duties as he may deem appropriate, except for the duties required by the Charter to be performed by the Mayor.
[Ord. No. 2010-28]
The President of the Council shall serve in place of the Mayor in the event of the absence of the Mayor or his disability or refusal to act. When serving as Acting Mayor, the President of the Council shall have all of the rights, powers and duties of the Mayor.