The Mayor shall be elected and hold office as provided in Article III, Section 301.
The Mayor shall have resided in the Town for at least one year
immediately preceding his/her election and shall be a qualified voter
of the Town. The Mayor shall maintain permanent residence in the Town
during his/her term of office.
The Mayor shall receive an annual salary as specified from time
to time by an ordinance passed by the Council in the regular course
of its business; provided, however, that the salary specified at the
time any Mayor takes office shall not be changed during the period
for which the Mayor was elected. The ordinance making any change in
the salary paid to the Mayor, either by way of increase or decrease,
shall be adopted prior to the municipal election for the next succeeding
Mayor and shall take effect only as to the next succeeding Mayor.
The Mayor shall serve as President of the Council. The Mayor
may take part in all discussions and may vote on all issues coming
before the Council. The Council shall elect one of its members to
serve as acting President of the Council, to act in the absence or
incapacitation of the Mayor.
(1)
The Mayor shall have the power to act for the Council in emergency
situations in which there is insufficient time to assemble the members
of the Council for a meeting, or when the members of the Council might
be absent from the Town. The Mayor shall report to the Council all
actions taken under this authorization of power to act in an emergency.
(2)
The Mayor shall appoint the Town Administrator, Clerk-Treasurer,
Water and Sewer Superintendent, Town Attorney, and any other Town
employees authorized by the Council, subject to the ratification of
such appointments by the Council.
(3)
The Mayor shall have the power to appoint such boards, commissions,
committees and groups, continuing or ad hoc, as authorized by the
Council and subject to ratification by the Council.
(4)
The Mayor shall propose for the consideration and action of the Council
the annual budget for general operating expenses of the Town and for
the water and sewer systems.
