Whenever a vacancy, either temporary or permanent, occurs in a City office and the needs of the City require that such office be filled, the Mayor may designate the head of another City agency or a City officer or City employee, or some other person to perform the duties of the office on a temporary basis until such time as the position can be filled as otherwise provided by law, by the Charter or by ordinance. The Mayor shall file a certificate in substantially the following form, with the City Clerk, whenever a person is designated under this section:
"I designate (name of person) to perform the duties of the office of (designate office in which vacancy exists) on a temporary basis until the office can be filled by (here set out the regular procedure for filling the vacancy, or when the regular officer shall return). I certify that said person is qualified to perform the duties which will be required and that I make this designation solely in the interests of the City of Greenfield." |
(signed) Mayor |
Persons serving as temporary officers under the authority of this section shall have only those powers of the office as may be necessary to the conduct of the business of the City in an orderly and efficient manner and which may not be delayed. No acting City officer shall have authority to make any permanent appointment or removal from City service. No temporary appointment shall be for more than 30 days and not more than two renewals of a temporary appointment may be made when a permanent vacancy exists in the office.
Every order, ordinance, resolution or vote adopted or passed by the City Council relative to the affairs of the City, except memorial resolutions, the selection of City officers by the City Council and any matters relating to the internal affairs of the City Council, shall be presented to the Mayor for approval. If the Mayor approves of the measure the Mayor shall sign it; if the Mayor disapproves of the measure, the Mayor shall return the measure, with the specific reason or reasons for such disapproval attached thereto, in writing, to the City Council. The City Council shall enter the objections of the Mayor on its records, and not sooner than 10 days, nor after 30 days from the date of its return to the City Council, shall again consider the same measure. If the City Council, notwithstanding such disapproval by the Mayor, shall again pass the order, ordinance, resolution or vote by a two-thirds vote of the full Council, it shall then be deemed in force, notwithstanding the failure of the Mayor to approve the same. If the Mayor has neither signed a measure nor returned it to the City Council within 10 days following the date it was presented to the Mayor, the measure shall be deemed approved and in force.