[2003 Code, § 31.35]
(A) 
(1) 
The chief executive officer of the city shall be the Mayor, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city, and shall hold his or her office for two years, and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified.
(2) 
No person shall be Mayor unless he or she be at least 25 years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of the city at the time of and for at least one year next preceding his or her election.
(B) 
When two or more persons shall have an equal number of votes for the Office of Mayor, the matter shall be determined by the Board of Aldermen.
[2003 Code, § 31.36]
The Mayor shall, at the first meeting of the Board of Aldermen after each annual election, name the members of such standing committees as he or she deems necessary, which shall consist of two or more members of the Board of Aldermen.
[2003 Code, § 31.37]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call mass meetings and regular and special elections in such manner as this code or other ordinances or state law may provide.
[2003 Code, § 31.38]
(A) 
The Mayor shall be the conservator of peace, and shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine all offenses against this code or other ordinances of the city; provided that, the Mayor shall not act as Police Judge, except in case of absence or disability of the Police Judge or when such office is vacant.
(B) 
In case of the absence of the Police Judge from the city, his or her sickness or disability or in case of a vacancy in such office, all the powers and duties prescribed by law or ordinance shall devolve upon the Mayor until such absence, sickness or disability is removed or the vacancy is filled.
[2003 Code, § 31.39]
The Mayor shall have the power to remit fines and forfeitures, and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this code or other ordinances of the city; but this section shall not be so construed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs that may have accrued to any officer of the city by reason of any prosecution under the laws or ordinances of the city.
[2003 Code, § 31.40]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint all appointive officers of the city. He or she shall have authority to give such orders to the Chief of Police and police officers of the city as, in his or her judgment, the public good may require, and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police and police officers to obey such orders.
[2003 Code, § 31.41]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and this code or other ordinances for the government of the city, and he or she shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty; and he or she is hereby authorized to call on every inhabitant of the city to aid in enforcing the laws.
[2003 Code, § 31.42]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of Aldermen, but shall not vote on any question, except in case of a tie, nor shall he or she preside or vote in cases when he or she is an interested party. He or she shall exercise a general supervision over all the officers and affairs of the city, and shall take care that this code or other ordinances of the city, and the state laws relating to such city, are complied with.
[2003 Code, § 31.43]
The Mayor shall from time to time communicate to the Board of Aldermen such measures as may, in his or her opinion, tend to the improvement of finances, the police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general prosperity of the city.
[2003 Code, § 31.44]
Every bill presented to the Mayor for his or her approval shall be returned by him or her to the Board of Aldermen, with his or her approval endorsed thereon, or with his or her objections thereto, in writing, on or before the next regular meeting of the Board succeeding the date which the bill was so presented. The Mayor also may veto any portion or all of the general appropriation bill or any item of the same.
[2003 Code, § 31.45]
The Mayor shall receive such compensation for his or her services as shall from time to time be enacted by the Board of Aldermen, payable out of the general revenue of the city in such manner as the Board of Aldermen shall direct.
[Ord. 31.46, passed 5-9-2011]
The Mayor shall be authorized to enter into transactions not to exceed the dollar amount of $3,000 without the prior approval of the Board of Alderman. Said expenditure shall be discussed and ratified at the next regular meeting of the Board of Alderman.