[Amended 6-15-1999 by Ord. No. 1298]
All elected officers shall be registered electors
of the municipality.
No elected officer of the municipality shall
hold any county office nor shall he or she be appointed to any other
office created by the City Council. The acceptance of any county office
by any such elected municipal officer shall be a vacation of the municipal
office so held prior to such acceptance.
The electors of the municipality shall elect
a Mayor at large every fourth year and one City Councilperson from
each ward in each municipal election year. Councilpersons shall be
electors of the municipality and residents of the ward from which
they were elected. Terms of all elected officials shall be for four
years and shall commence on the first regular meeting in December
of each election year.
[Added 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 1407]
A. At the organizational meeting of the City Council,
the Mayor shall appoint members of such standing committees as the
City Council may by ordinance or resolution create. The membership
of such standing committees may be changed at any time at the discretion
of the Mayor. The following committees shall be appointed each year
except where otherwise provided by the City Council:
(3) Public Facilities Committee.
(4) Public Administration and Finance Committee.
B. The committees shall be composed of members of the
Council and shall be responsible for making such reports and studies
as may be directed by the Mayor and/or City Council. Each Council
member shall be appointed to a minimum of two standing committees.
The members of the committee shall elect a chairperson from members
of the committee. The chairperson may establish such subcommittees
he deems appropriate to carry out the committee responsibilities.
The members by majority vote may establish any rules and regulations
not inconsistent with state statutes or City ordinances needed to
carry out its responsibilities.
[Added 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 1407]
The purpose of the standing committees shall
be to gather information and statistical facts; to consider whatever
proposals or subjects are referred by the Mayor; and to make nonbinding
recommendations and/or reports to the City Council as a whole.
[Added 4-15-2003 by Ord. No. 1407]
The Mayor shall have the authority at any time to appoint ad hoc committees for special circumstances as he deems appropriate, which committee shall consist of two members of the City Council. The purpose of the ad hoc committee shall be the same as set out in §
51-7.2 in addition to any other directions, purposes or request as either identified or specified by the Mayor.