[CC 1974 §2-27; Ord. No. 206 §1, 1-4-1939; Ord.
No. 890 §1, 12-18-1974]
At the general City election, held on the first (1st) Tuesday
in April, 1975, and every four (4) years thereafter, the qualified
voters of the City shall elect some suitable person as Mayor of the
City, who shall hold his/her office for four (4) years and until his/her
successor is elected and qualified.
No person shall be Mayor unless he/she be at least thirty (30)
years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of such
City at the time of and for two (2) years next preceding his/her election.
When two (2) or more persons shall have an equal number of votes for
the office of Mayor, the matter shall be determined by the Council.
[Ord. No. 2124 §I, 6-9-2009]
The Mayor shall be president of the Council and shall preside
over same, but shall not vote except in case of a tie in said Council,
when he/she shall cast the deciding vote; but provided however, that
he/she shall have no such power to vote in cases when he/she is an
interested party and further provided that he shall not have the ability
to cast a tie-breaking vote in the case of appointive boards of the
City. He/she shall have the superintending control of all the officers
and affairs of the City and shall take care that the ordinances of
the City and the State laws relating to such City are complied with.
The Mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all
City officers elected or appointed in the City, and shall approve
all official bonds.
The Mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and
to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under 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 said City.
The Mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws
and 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.
[CC 1974 §2-33; Ord. No. 206 §7, 1-4-1939]
The Mayor shall have authority to give such reasonable and lawful
orders to the Chief of Police and Police Officers of this 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.
[CC 1974 §2-34; Ord. No. 206 §7, 1-4-1939]
If a vacancy occurs in any office which is not elective, the
Mayor shall appoint a suitable person to discharge the duties of the
office until the first (1st) regular meeting of the City Council thereafter,
at which time the vacancy shall be permanently filled.
The Mayor shall have power to require, as often as he/she may
deem it necessary, any officer of the City to exhibit his/her accounts
or other papers or records, and to make report to the Council, in
writing, touching any subject or matter pertaining to his/her office.
[CC 1974 §2-37; Ord. No. 206 §9, 1-4-1939]
The Mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the City
Council such measures as in his/her opinion may tend to improve the
finances, the Police, health, security, ornament, comfort and general
prosperity of the City.
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of Mayor, by death,
resignation, removal from the City, removal from office, refusal to
qualify or otherwise, nominations of a successor may be made by any
member of the Council and selected with the consent of a majority
of the members of the Council. The Council may adopt procedures to
fill any such vacancy consistent with this Section. In the case of
a temporary absence of the Mayor or disability to perform the duties
of his or her office, the president pro tem of the Council shall perform
the duties of Mayor until the Mayor shall return or such disability
be removed; and during the time the President Pro Tem of the Council
shall act as Mayor, the President Pro Tem shall receive the same compensation
that the Mayor would be entitled to.
