The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City. He shall be inaugurated and take the oath of office at 10:00 a.m. of the first Monday of January next succeeding his election, or as soon thereafter as possible.
The Mayor shall be a member of City Council and shall have any and all additional powers and duties which may be conferred upon him by the Administrative Code and this Charter.
The Mayor shall supervise the conduct of all City officers, examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints against any of them, and cause all of their violations or neglect of duty to be promptly punished or reported to the Council for correction. For the purposes aforesaid, he is hereby empowered to issue subpoenas and compulsory processes, under his official seal, for the attendance of such persons and the production of such books and papers as he may deem necessary, and shall have like enforcement of such subpoenas.
In order to enable the Mayor effectually to preserve the public peace within the City, all the powers which are devolved by the laws of this Commonwealth upon sheriffs, to prevent and suppress mobs, riots, and unlawful and tumultuous assemblies, are hereby conferred upon him. When the Mayor, or chief executive, considers that a state of emergency exists, he may issue his proclamation, which shall be in writing and copies of which shall be made available to all news media, and to each member of City Council declaring a state of emergency for a period not to exceed five (5) days, unless extended by action of Council. In his proclamation he may prohibit, for all or any part of the City in which there is a clear and present danger to life or property through civil disorder:
(1)
Any person being on the public streets, or in the public parks or at any other public place during the hours declared by him to be a period of curfew;
(2)
The assembling or gathering of a group of people, in such numbers to be designated by him, upon the public streets, parks, or other public places;
(3)
The entry or departure of persons into or from any restricted area;
(4)
The sale, purchase, or dispensing of any commodities or goods, as designated by him;
(5)
The transportation, possession, or use of gasoline, kerosene, or other combustible, flammable, or explosive liquids or materials, except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use, or legitimate commercial use;
(6)
Any other such activities as he reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve life, health, property, or the public peace.
The proclamation shall describe any restricted area with particularity and shall specify the hours during which such restrictions are to be in effect. |
Any person violating such proclamation of emergency shall be guilty of a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) or to undergo imprisonment not to exceed thirty (30) days or both. |
The Mayor may appoint an assistant to assist in the administration of the functions of the Mayor. The Administrative Assistant will serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, shall be qualified by education and/or experience to carry out the duties of the office, and shall be compensated by a salary which shall be set by Council in the Administrative Code or other ordinance.