[Amended 11-8-2004 byCharter
Amendment No. CA-04-04]
The mayor shall be elected as hereinafter provided and shall hold office for a term of two years or until a successor is elected and qualified, except that beginning with the election in May, 2005, the mayor shall be elected for a term as provided in section
C-609. The newly elected mayor shall take office on the second Monday of May following the mayoral election.
The mayor shall be at least twenty one (21) years of age, have
resided in the town for at least one year immediately preceding the
mayoral election and must be a qualified voter of the town. The mayor
must retain these qualifications during the term of office.
The mayor may receive an annual salary as set from time to time
by an ordinance passed by the council in the regular course of business.
No change shall be made in the salary for any mayor during the term
for which the mayor was elected. The ordinance making any change in
the salary paid to the mayor, either by way of increase or decrease,
shall be finally ordained prior to the municipal election to elect
the next succeeding mayor and shall take effect only as to the next
succeeding mayor.