The mayor shall be elected as hereinafter provided and shall hold office for a term of four years or until his successor is elected and qualified. The mayor holding office at the time this Section becomes effective shall continue to hold office for the term for which he was elected or until his successor takes office under the provisions of this charter. The mayor elected in 2008 shall take office on the third Thursday of November following his election and shall end his term on the third Thursday in December, 2012, or until his successor takes office under the provisions of this charter. The mayor elected in 2012, and each Mayor elected thereafter, shall begin his regular term on the third Thursday in December following his election and shall hold office until the third Thursday in December following the election of his successor, or until his successor takes office under the provisions of this charter. (Res., March, 1963, sec. 16; Res. January 26, 1968; Res. 1992-15, 2-5-93; P.L.L. 1963, sec. 21; Res. R-07-16, 5-4-2007.[1])
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Editor's Note: Res. No. R-07-16, effective 5-4-2007, purportedly replaced § C-301 in its entirety with § C-401 due to typographical error. As Res. No. R-07-16 otherwise references only replacement of § C-401, that change has been made.
The Mayor shall be a qualified voter of the Town as defined in Section 27 (C-601). (Res., March, 1963, sec. 17; Res. January 26, 1968; Res. June 23, 1972; P.L.L. 1963, sec. 22.)
(a) 
Chief executive officer. The mayor shall see that the ordinances of the town are faithfully executed and shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the town government.
(b) 
Appointment and removal of officers and employees. The mayor, with the approval of the council, shall appoint the heads of all offices, departments, and agencies of the town government as established by this charter or by ordinance. All office, department, and agency heads shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. All subordinate officers and employees of the offices, departments, and agencies of the town government shall be appointed and removed by the mayor, in accordance with rules and regulations in any merit system which may be adopted by the council.
(c) 
Reports and recommendations to council. The mayor each year shall report to the council the condition of municipal affairs and make such recommendations as he deems proper for the public good and the welfare of the town.
(d) 
Veto. The mayor shall have the power to veto ordinances passed by the council as provided in Section 18 (C-310).
(e) 
Supervision of financial administration of government. The mayor shall have complete supervision over the financial administration of the town government. He shall prepare or have prepared annually a budget and submit it to the council. He shall supervise the administration of the budget as adopted by the council. He shall supervise the disbursement of all monies and have control over all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
(f) 
Other powers and duties. The mayor shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or as may be required of him by the council, not inconsistent with this charter. (Res., March, 1963, sec. 19; P.L.L. 1963, sec. 23.)