The Mayor shall preside over the deliberations of the Council and shall conduct the meetings thereof. He or she shall also participate in the determination of Borough affairs to the extent permitted by statute.
The Mayor shall on all occasions preserve the strictest order and decorum, and he or she shall cause the removal of all persons who disrupt the orderly proceedings of the Council.
When two or more Councilmen shall speak at the same time the Mayor shall name the one entitled to the floor.
The Mayor shall decide all questions of order without debate subject to an appeal to the Council, and he or she may call upon the Council for the opinion of the Council upon any question of order.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2106]
The Mayor shall be an ex officio member of all committees, both standing and special, and shall be informed in advance of all meetings of such committees.
[Added 12-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2106]
The Mayor shall serve as the liaison between the governing body and all boards, committees, agencies or organizations except as herein assigned to a specific Council committee for liaison purposes.
In the absence of the Mayor, or if he or she is unable to perform his duties, the Council President (or, in his or her inability to act, the Council members having the longest term as such) shall act as Mayor, as provided by statute.