[CC 1983 §21.300]
The Chief Executive Officer of the City shall be the Mayor,
who shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, and shall
hold his/her office for two (2) years, and until his/her successor
shall be elected and qualified. No person shall be Mayor unless he/she
be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a citizen of the United
States, and a resident of the City at the time of and for at least
one (1) year next preceding his/her election.
[CC 1983 §21.320]
The Mayor shall have the power to issue proclamations, call
mass meetings and regular and special elections in such a manner as
this Code or other ordinances or State law may provide.
[CC 1983 §21.350; Ord. No. 04-08, 2-19-2004]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
shall have the power to appoint all appointive Officers of the City.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 105.040, Mayor Shall Have the
Power To Enforce Laws, was repealed 9-5-2013 by Ord. No. 13-16.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 105.045, Responsibility of Mayor
Concerning Departments of City, derived from §§2 ––
4 of Ord. No. 97-03, adopted 4-3-1997, was repealed 9-5-2013 by Ord.
No. 13-16.
[CC 1983 §21.370]
The Mayor shall have a seat in and preside over the Board of
Aldermen, but shall not vote on any question, except in case of a
tie, nor shall he/she preside or vote in cases when he/she is an interested
party. He/she shall exercise a general supervision over all the Officers
and affairs of the City, and shall take care that this Code or other
ordinances of the City, and the State laws relating to such City,
are complied with.
[CC 1983 §21.380]
The Mayor shall from time to time communicate to the Board of
Aldermen such measures as may, in his/her opinion, tend to the improvement
of finances, the police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general
prosperity of the City.
[CC 1983 §21.390]
Every bill presented to the Mayor for his/her approval shall
be returned by him/her to the Board of Aldermen, with his/her approval
endorsed thereon, or with his/her objections thereto, in writing,
on or before the next regular meeting of the Board succeeding the
date on which the bill was so presented. The Mayor may also veto any
portion or all of the general appropriation bill, or any item of the
same.
[Ord. No. 472 §21.395, 9-17-1992; Ord. No. 94-09, 2-17-1994; Ord. No.
06-07, 3-16-2006; Ord. No. 08-10, 3-20-2008; Ord. No. 16-11, 3-3-2016]
The Mayor shall receive eight hundred dollars ($800.00) monthly
compensation for his services payable out of the general revenue of
the City effective April 1, 2016.
