A. 
The mayor shall be elected by the registered town voters by a majority vote at a general election in even-numbered years, as provided in Section 2.15.015.
B. 
The term of office for the mayor shall be four years.
(Prior code § 2-2-1; Ord. 01-002 § 1 (approved by U.S. Dept. of Justice on March 9, 2001), 2001; Ord. 01-007 § 2, 2001; Ord. 03-007 § 1, 2003; Ord. 11-04 § 1, 2011; Ord. 16-12 § 2, 2016; Ord. 18-28 § 1, 2018)
A. 
At the first town council meeting after a new mayor is sworn in and assumes the duties of office, the town council shall designate one of its members as mayor pro tem. The mayor pro tem shall perform the duties of the mayor during the mayor's absence or disability.
B. 
The mayor pro tem shall succeed the mayor in the event of death, permanent disability, removal or resignation of the mayor.
C. 
The town council, with a majority vote, shall have the authority to appoint the mayor pro tem to fill the vacant mayor's seat for the remaining term of the mayor if half or more than half of the mayor's current term has been completed.
D. 
The town council, with a majority vote, shall have the authority to call for a special election to fill the vacant mayor's seat until the next regularly scheduled election if less than half of the current term has been completed.
E. 
The mayor pro tem will serve at the will of the town council and therefore can be removed, by a simple majority vote of the town council, from the position of mayor pro tem.
F. 
In the event of a recall election for the mayor, the provisions of this section will not apply. The individual who wins the recall election will be declared the mayor, not the mayor pro tem, for the remainder of the term until the next general election.
(Prior code § 2-2-2; Ord. 01-002 § 1 (approved by U.S. Dept. of Justice on March 9, 2001), 2001; Ord. 01-008 § 1, 2001)
In the absence or disability of both the mayor and mayor pro tem, the council may designate another of its members to serve as acting mayor who shall have all the powers, duties and responsibilities of the mayor during such absence or disability.
(Prior code § 2-2-3)
The powers and duties of the mayor shall include the following:
A. 
He shall be the chief executive officer of the town.
B. 
He shall be the chairman of the council and preside over its meetings. He may make and second motions and shall have a voice and vote in all its proceedings.
C. 
He shall enforce the provisions of this code.
D. 
He shall execute and authenticate by his signature such instruments as the council, any statutes, ordinances or this code shall require.
E. 
He shall make such recommendations and suggestions to the council as he may consider proper.
F. 
He may, by proclamation, declare a local emergency to exist due to fire, conflagration, flood, earthquake, explosion, war, bombing or any other natural or manmade calamity or disaster or in the event of the threat or occurrence of riot, rout or affray or other acts of civil disobedience which endanger life or property within the town. After declaration of such emergency, the mayor shall govern by proclamation and impose all necessary regulations to preserve the peace and order of the town, including but not limited to:
1. 
Imposition of a curfew in all or any portion of the town.
2. 
Ordering the closing of any business.
3. 
Closing to public access any public building, street or other public place.
4. 
Calling upon regular or auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within or without the political subdivision for assistance.
G. 
He shall perform such other duties required by state statute and this code as well as those duties required as chief executive officer of the town.
(Prior code § 2-2-4)
If the mayor fails to sign any ordinance, resolution, contract, warrant, demand or other document or instrument requiring his signature for five days consecutively, then the mayor pro tem, or, in his/her absence, an acting mayor, named by the town council, is automatically authorized to sign such ordinance, resolution, contract, warrant, demand or other document or instrument which when so signed shall have the same force and effect as if signed by the mayor.
(Prior code § 2-2-6; Ord. 02-004, 2002; Ord. 04-002, 2004)