[R.O. 2006 §110.110; CC 1978 §21.200]
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.
[R.O. 2006 §110.120; CC 1978 §21.210]
The Mayor shall, at the first (1st) meeting of the Board of
Aldermen after each annual election, name the members of such standing
committees as he/she deems necessary, which shall consist of two (2)
or more members of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2006 §110.130; CC 1978 §21.220]
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.
[R.O. 2006 §110.140; CC 1978 §21.240]
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures, and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code
or other ordinances of the City; but this Section shall not be so
construed as to authorize the Mayor to remit any costs which may have
accrued to any officer of the City by reason of any prosecution under
the laws or ordinances of the City.
[R.O. 2006 §110.150; CC 1978 §21.250]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
shall have the power to appoint officers of the City in conformance
with State law. He/she shall have authority to give such orders to
the Chief of Police and Police Officers of the City as in his/her
judgment the public good may require, and it shall be the duty of
the Chief of Police and Police Officers to obey such orders.
[R.O. 2006 §110.160; CC 1978 §21.260]
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and this Code or other ordinances for the government of the City,
and he/she shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly
for any neglect or violation of duty; and he/she is hereby authorized
to call on every male inhabitant of the City over eighteen (18) years
of age and under fifty (50) to aid in enforcing the laws.
[R.O. 2006 §110.170; CC 1978 §21.270; Ord. No. 1756 §I, 2-19-2008]
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. The Mayor shall also have the authority to sign
official documents and/or agreements for the City of Warrenton with
the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2006 §110.180; CC 1978 §21.280]
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.
[R.O. 2006 §110.190]
Every bill duly passed by the Board of Aldermen and presented
to the Mayor and by him/her approved shall become an ordinance, and
every bill presented as aforesaid, but returned with the Mayor's objections
thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The Board of Aldermen shall cause
the objections of the Mayor to be entered at large upon the journal,
and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which
shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the
mayor thereto notwithstanding?" The vote on this question shall be
taken by "ayes" and "nays" and the names entered upon the journal,
and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the members-elect shall vote in the
affirmative, the City Clerk shall certify the fact on the roll, and
the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer,
and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect
as if it had received the approval of the Mayor. The Mayor shall have
power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the Board of Aldermen;
provided, that should he/she neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance
and return the same with his/her objections, in writing, at the next
regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen, the same shall become a
law without his/her signature.
