Section 3.01. Qualifications and Election.
Section 3.02. Powers and Duties.
Section 3.03. Mayor Pro Tempore.
Section 3.04. Vacancy in Office.
The Mayor shall be a qualified elector residing within the City and registered to vote within the City no later than ninety (90) days prior to the election, shall be elected at-large within the City, and shall serve a four (4)-year term commencing with the general municipal election of March, 2012. The Mayor, unless otherwise removed as provided herein, shall remain in office until his or her successor is elected and has taken office.
A. 
The Mayor shall be a member of the Governing Body entitled to cast a vote only in the event of a tie among the city councilors, except as otherwise provided herein.
B. 
The Mayor shall:
(1) 
Preside at meetings of the Governing Body;
(2) 
Be the chief executive officer of the City and shall exercise all executive powers of the City as established by state law, except to the extent that such authority is delegated to the City Manager, subject to governing body oversight, as provided in Article V herein;
(3) 
Appoint and remove, subject to approval of the Council, the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, Chief of Police and members of boards, commissions and advisory committees, all as provided more specifically herein;
(4) 
Represent the City in intergovernmental relationships, unless otherwise provided in the document creating a given intergovernmental relationship;
(5) 
Present an annual State-of-the-City report to the community; and
(6) 
Perform other duties and exercise such other powers as specified in this Charter, the City's ordinances and resolutions, or by the Governing Body.
C. 
The Mayor shall be recognized as head of the City government for ceremonial purposes, for purposes of responding to civil emergencies, and by the Governor for purposes of military law.
A. 
The Council shall elect from its membership a Mayor Pro Tempore to assume the role of Mayor during the temporary absence or disability of the Mayor. The Mayor shall be authorized to vote in the event of a tie. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve a one (1) year term.
B. 
During service in the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall retain his voting rights as a Councilor, shall not exercise his voting rights as tie-breaking in the capacity as Mayor, and shall retain the right to make or second motions.
A. 
The office of the Mayor shall become vacant upon the Mayor's death, resignation, removal from office, termination of residence in the City or for any other reason as authorized by this Charter or the laws of the State of New Mexico.
B. 
If the date on which the vacancy occurs within one (1) year of the expiration of the Mayor's term, the Council shall appoint from among its membership a person to serve the remainder of the term and the Council seat shall be vacant, to be filled as provided in Article II herein. If the office is not filled within forty-five (45) days of the vacancy, a special election shall be called to fill the vacancy for the remaining term of office.
C. 
If the date on which the vacancy occurs is one (1) year or more from the expiration term by a Mayor's term, the position shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election. During the interim between the date the office is vacated and the date of the special election, the Mayor's position shall be filled by the Mayor Pro Tempore. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall temporarily cease to be a Councilor and the seat on the council shall remain unfilled until a Mayor is elected and qualified and the Councilor shall resume his seat on the council, or it shall otherwise be filled as provided in Article II herein if vacant.