[Ord. 287, 11-6-1989; amended Ord. 512, 9-18-2000]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. He shall be a citizen of the United States who is a qualified elector and who resides within the City limits. He shall hold his office for a term of four years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified, and shall receive an annual salary of $12,000[1] per year as compensation for being Mayor. Said salary shall be paid as provided in Section 1-12-1 of this title.
[1]
The Mayor's salary will be effective May 1, 2001.
[Ord. 698, 7-28-2009]
Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Mayor shall take the oath prescribed for other City officers and shall execute a bond to said City in the penal sum of $25,000 conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of the office.
[1]
See 65 ILCS 5/3.1-10-25, 5/3.1-10-30.
[1975 Code]
If a majority of the City Council members present at a regular meeting, or at a meeting specially called by any member of the City Council pursuant to this section, agree at such meeting that an emergency exists within the City during: a) a vacancy in the office of Mayor, or b) the temporary absence of the Mayor from the City, then the City Council may appoint one of its members to exercise the duties of the Mayor until: a) a vacancy in the office of Mayor ceases to exist, b) the return of the Mayor, or c) until such time as the City Council revokes the appointment of the member of the City Council to exercise the duties of the Mayor. During such temporary appointment, the appointed member of the City Council shall be designated Mayor pro tem, and shall receive no additional compensation because of such appointment.
[Ord. 2015-834, 6-15-2015]
Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the office of Mayor on account of death, resignation, removal from the limits of the City or for any other cause, the office of Mayor shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the state of Illinois, as amended from time to time.
[1960 Code §§ 1.04.020, 1.04.060, 1.04.070, 1.04.100, 1.04.110, 1.04.120]
(A) 
Enforce Ordinances; Preside At Meetings; Vote In Case Of Tie: The Mayor shall devote so much of his time to the duties of his office as a faithful and efficient discharge thereof may require; he shall take care that all the ordinances of the City are duly enforced, respected and observed; he shall preside at all meetings of the City Council, but shall not vote except in case of a tie, when he shall give the deciding vote; he shall preserve order and decorum; and generally do and perform all acts and things which are enjoined upon him by the laws of the state and the ordinances of the City.
(B) 
Appointments; Filling Vacancies: The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the City Council, all officers of the City whose appointments are not otherwise provided for by law, and whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office which by law or ordinance he is empowered and required to fill, he shall at the next regular meeting of the Council occurring not less than 10 days after such vacancy, communicate to the Council the name of his appointee to such office, and pending the concurrence of the Council in such appointment, he may designate some suitable person to discharge the functions of such office.
(C) 
Supervise Conduct Of Officers: The Mayor shall supervise the conduct of all officers of the City and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of their respective offices; he shall inquire into all reasonable complaints made against them and cause all their neglects or violations of duty to be promptly corrected; and he shall, in case he becomes satisfied that any officer wilfully neglects or violates his duty, cause such officer to be prosecuted and punished; and he shall from time to time give the Council such information relative to the affairs of the City as he may deem proper and recommend for their consideration any measures that he may deem expedient, tending to the well being, security or improvement of the City.
(D) 
Sign Commissions, Warrants, Contracts: The Mayor shall sign all commissions and warrants granted, issued or drawn by the order of the Council or authorized by ordinance of the City; in all contracts where the City is a party, he shall sign the same on behalf of the City, and it shall be his special duty to see that the other contracting party faithfully complies with the contract, and on all suits wherein the City is a party, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to advise with the City Attorney in prosecuting or defending the same, as the case may be.
(E) 
Licenses; Issuance, Revocation: The Mayor shall grant licenses for the purposes authorized by any ordinance of the City, to such persons duly qualified according to ordinance as he may deem proper, unless the Council shall otherwise provide, and may revoke the same at pleasure; provided, that licenses for the operation of saloons or dramshops shall first be authorized by the Council.
(F) 
Other Duties: In addition to the above and foregoing, the Mayor shall perform all such duties as may be prescribed by law or by City ordinance and shall take care that the laws and ordinances of the City are enforced.
[1960 Code § 1.04.080]
The Mayor shall have power to remove any officer appointed by him on any formal charge whenever he shall be of the opinion that the interests of the City demand such removal; but he shall report the reasons of such removal to the Council at the next regular meeting thereof to be held not less than five days after such removal; and if the Mayor shall fail or refuse to file with the City Clerk a statement of the reasons for such removal, or if the Council, by a 2/3 vote of all its members authorized by law to be elected, by ayes and nays to be entered upon its record, disapprove of such removal, such officer shall thereupon become restored to the office from which he was so removed; but he shall give new bonds and take a new oath of office. No officer shall be removed a second time for the same offense.
[1960 Code § 1.04.090]
The Mayor shall carefully inspect all ordinances passed by the Council and affix his official signature to such as he may approve, and return them to the Clerk within 10 days after their passage, and all ordinances passed as aforesaid which do not meet his approval, he shall return to the Council with his objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Council occurring not less than five days after the passage thereof. Such veto may extend to any one or more items or appropriations contained in any ordinance or to the entire ordinance, and in case the veto only extends to a part of such ordinance the residue thereof shall take effect and be in force; but in case the Mayor shall fail to return any ordinance with his objections thereto, by the time aforesaid, he shall be deemed to have approved such ordinance and the same shall take effect accordingly.