A. 
The Mayor shall be recognized as head of the city government. He shall preside at all meetings of the Common Council. The Mayor shall also have the right to participate in all meetings of the Common Council, notwithstanding the Mayor's role as presiding officer at such meetings and notwithstanding any rules of procedure to the contrary heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Common Council. The Mayor shall have the power to vote in case of a tie vote of the Common Council. The Mayor, in his sole discretion, may or may not elect to exercise his power to break a tie vote of the Common Council.
B. 
The Mayor shall be the chief executive and chief administrative officer and he shall:
(1) 
Appoint and, when he deems it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove any city employees, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, by law, or by civil service rules adopted pursuant to law.
(2) 
See that all laws, provisions of this Charter, resolutions, ordinances, local laws, and acts of the Common Council, subject to his direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.
(3) 
As provided in this Charter, prepare and submit to the Common Council an itemized statement in writing of the estimated revenues and expenditures of the city for the next ensuing fiscal year, which statement shall be known as the proposed preliminary budget.
(4) 
Submit to the Common Council a report on the finances and administrative activities of the city and such other reports as the Common Council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices and agencies subject to his direction and supervision for each fiscal year, within thirty (30) days following the end of such fiscal year. Such report shall be made available for public inspection.
(5) 
Keep the Common Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city and make such recommendations to the Common Council concerning the financial affairs of the city as he deems desirable.
(6) 
Recommend to the Common Council such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient.
(7) 
Upon approval by the Common Council, negotiate leases, concessions, licenses and permits for use of city lands, structures, facilities and appurtenances. No such lease, concession, license or permit shall take effect until the Common Council approves same.
(8) 
Perform such other duties specified by state law, this Charter, local law, ordinance or resolution of the Common Council.
The Mayor may appoint an administrator for an indefinite term within any appropriation therefor. Such administrator shall have at least three years' experience in governmental administration or equivalent experience. He need not be a resident of the city or state at the time of his appointment but must reside within the city while serving as administrator. He shall exercise the administrative powers of the Mayor in such manner and at such times as he is directed by the Mayor.
The Councilman at Large shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor. If the Mayor and the Councilman at Large are both absent or unable to perform the duties of the office, the Common Council shall appoint one of their number to act as Mayor.
All legislative powers of the city shall be vested in the Common Council, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law.
The Common Council shall be the judge of the qualifications of its members and of any facts constituting grounds for forfeiture of their office and for that purpose shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of evidence. A member charged with conduct constituting grounds for forfeiture of his office shall been entitled to a public hearing on demand and may appear in person and cross-examine witnesses. Written notice of such hearing shall be filed with the City Clerk and published in the official newspaper of the city at least one (1) week in advance of the hearing.
The Common Council may make investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any city department, agency, or office and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey such a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers will be subject to enforcement of such powers as provided by law.
The Common Council shall provide for one exclusive independent annual audit of all city accounts, including the Water Department, and may provide for more frequent audits as it deems necessary. Such audits shall be made by a certified public accountant or firm of such accountants. No department of the city shall separately engage auditors for any separate audit of its accounts.
A. 
The Common Council shall meet regularly at least once in every month at such time and place within the city as the Common Council may prescribe by rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Mayor or of two (2) or more members, and upon such notice as the Common Council may prescribe by rule, unless all members consent in writing and waive notice of a meeting. Any official action of the Common Council shall be taken only at an open meeting.
B. 
The Common Council shall determine its own rules and order of business, and the minutes of its proceedings shall be a public record.
C. 
Voting shall be by voice vote except that any member may request a vote by roll call and the ayes and nays shall then be recorded in the minutes. A majority of the authorized number of Councilmen of the Common Council shall constitute a quorum but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the Common Council. No action of the Common Council, except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence and in § C-16, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized number of Councilmen of the Common Council. No Councilman shall be excused from voting on any matter except by a concurring vote of 2/3 of all the Councilmen present.
The Common Council shall designate a newspaper published or having a general circulation in the city to be the official newspaper of the city.
Every proposed ordinance or local law shall be introduced in writing by a member of the Common Council. An ordinance or local law may be introduced by a Councilman at any regular or special meeting of the Common Council. The Common Council shall fix a time and place for a public hearing thereon and the City Clerk shall publish a notice of such hearing, setting out the time and place and describing in summary form the content of such proposed ordinance or local law at least five (5) days before the date set for such hearing, in the official newspaper of the city. After the hearing, the Common Council may adopt the ordinance or local law with or without changes, additions to, or deletions from the proposed ordinance or local law. If such changes, deletions or additions to an ordinance or law on which a public hearing has been had are substantial, as determined by the Common Council, it shall require a further public hearing. No such ordinance or local law shall be passed until it shall have been in its final form and either upon the desks or table of the members of the Common Council at least seven days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage, or properly mailed to them at least ten calendar days, exclusive of Sunday, prior to its final passage unless the Mayor shall have certified as to the necessity for its immediate passage and such ordinance or local law be passed by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the total voting power of the Common Council. The Common Council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance or local law. The procedure and requirements governing an adopting ordinance or local law incorporating a standard code by reference shall be the same as prescribed for ordinances and local laws generally, except that (1) it shall not be necessary to publish a copy of such code or to describe the content of such code in the notice of hearing or notice of adoption, and (2) a copy of each adopted standard code of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance shall be authenticated and filed by the City Clerk in the City Clerks office. Copies of any such adopted code shall be made available by the City Clerk for distribution. All ordinances or local laws shall be subject  to approval by the Mayor before being deemed adopted by the city, provided that if the Mayor shall fail to approve or veto any ordinance or local law within thirty (30) days following its enactment by the Common Council, such ordinance or local law shall be deemed to have been approved by the Mayor, and provided further that if the Mayor within such thirty-day period shall veto such ordinance or local law, the Common Council at any meeting within sixty (60) days following such veto may override the veto of the Mayor by a two-thirds affirmative vote of total membership of the Common Council. Within ten (10) days after adoption by the Common Council of an ordinance or local law, the Clerk shall cause a notice of the adoption of such ordinance or local law published describing the content of the ordinance or local law in summary form. Every adopted ordinance or local law shall become effective upon proper filing and immediately with regard to any person upon whom a copy thereof is served, together with a certificate of the Clerk, and shall become effective ten (10) days after the publication of notice of adoption with regard to all other persons. All local laws shall be adopted as provided by the Municipal Home Rule Law.
All public works contracts shall be awarded by the Common Council subject to the provisions of the General Municipal Law.
All bond resolutions adopted by the Common Council shall be subject to the provisions of the Local Finance Law and any other state law applicable to such resolutions and may require a permissive or mandatory referendum as said law or laws require. The Common Council may, pursuant to law, submit a bond resolution to a referendum on its own motion.