All powers of the City shall be vested in the Council. The Council shall be responsible for establishing policy, adopting the annual budget, and taking such action through the City Manager as it deems appropriate to safeguard, protect, enhance, and beautify the City and improve the quality of life therein. The Council shall have no administrative duties.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council shall consist of a Mayor and six Council Members elected from the City at large.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
(a) 
The term of office of the Mayor shall commence at the first regular meeting of the City Council following the canvass of the general election and shall be for two years or until his/her successor is elected and qualified. The terms of office of Council Members shall be four years or until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b) 
The Mayor shall not serve more than eight consecutive years. This shall not preclude a person from completing the unexpired remainder of a term of a predecessor. There shall be no limit on the number of non-consecutive terms which may be served. This section shall be effective for the May, 2010, Mayoral election and thereafter.
(c) 
Council Members shall not serve more than eight consecutive years. This shall not preclude a person from completing the unexpired remainder of a term of a predecessor. There shall be no limit on the number of non-consecutive terms which may be served. This section shall be effective for the May, 2010, Council election and thereafter.
(d) 
The term limits set out in sections (b) and (c) above shall not include terms served before the May, 2010, election.
(Am’d. of 5-20-08; Am’d. of 5-18-10; Am’d. of 11-5-19)
The Mayor and Council Members shall be qualified electors of the City and shall hold no other public office for which they receive compensation except that of a notary public or member of the National Guard or military reserve; they shall have resided in the City for three years immediately preceding the date of such election or appointment. If the Mayor or a Council Member shall cease to possess any of these qualifications or shall be convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, that person’s office shall immediately become vacant.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
(a) 
The Mayor shall be the chairperson of the Council and preside over its meetings. The Mayor may make and second motions and shall have a voice and vote in all its proceedings. The Mayor shall be recognized as the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military law but shall have no regular administrative duties.
(b) 
Council Members shall attend meetings and may make and second motions and shall perform all other obligations set out in the Charter or by law. Council Members shall have no regular administrative duties.
(c) 
The Council shall designate one of its members as Vice-Mayor to serve at the pleasure of the Council and to perform the duties of the Mayor in the Mayor’s absence or disability.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The salary of the Mayor shall be not more than four thousand eight hundred dollars ($4,800.00) annually, and the salary of each Council Member shall be not more than two thousand four hundred dollars ($2,400.00) annually as of December 27, 1983, and payable in monthly installments until changed by ordinance. Salaries shall not be increased during the current terms of the Mayor and the Council Members enacting such ordinance.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council shall be the judge of the election and qualifications of its members, and, for such purpose, shall have power to subpoena witnesses and require the production of records. The decision of the Council in any such case shall be subject to review by the courts.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
At the first regular meeting of the City Council following the canvass of the general election in which the Mayor and a member or members of the Council are elected, the Council shall hold a meeting for the purpose of administering the oath of office to and inducting the newly elected Mayor and Council Members and to organize the Council. At this meeting the Council shall designate one of its Members as Vice-Mayor who shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Council.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10; Am’d. of 11-5-19)
(a) 
If any Council Member shall be absent from more than two (2) consecutive regular meetings without the consent of the Council, that member shall thereupon cease to hold office.
(b) 
If the Mayor shall be absent for more than two (2) consecutive regular meetings without the consent of the Council, the Mayor shall thereupon cease to hold office.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council, by a majority vote of its remaining members, shall, within thirty-one days of a vacancy, fill said vacancy in its own membership and in the office of Mayor for the unexpired term of the vacancy. However, if a vacating Mayor’s or Council Member’s remaining term is two or more years as of the next regularly scheduled Council election, the vacancy shall be filled only until said election, and the remaining term shall be filled by a vote of the duly qualified electors.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Mayor, or a Council Member with the concurrence of the City Manager, may call a special meeting or an emergency meeting of the City Council by giving notice thereof to all Members of the City Council and the public pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and cause minutes of its meetings to be taken subject to the provisions of the Arizona Open Meeting Law and conduct its meetings in accordance with the Arizona Open Meeting Law.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
A majority of the Members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. A majority of the quorum present shall be necessary to pass any Council action. The vote on any Council action shall be “yes” or “no” and shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. At the request of any Member of the Council, a roll call vote shall be taken.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
No Council Member present at any meeting shall be excused from voting except in matters involving the consideration of that Member’s official conduct or a matter in which that Member would have a conflict pursuant to state law. In all other cases, a failure to vote shall be entered in the minutes as a yes vote.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)
Any citizen of the City may appear before the Council at any regular Council meeting and present a written petition. Such petition shall be acted upon by the Council in the regular course of business within thirty-one days of its receipt.
(Am’d. of 5-18-10)