The Mayor shall be elected by the voters of the city at large and serve for a term of three years and until his/her successor shall have qualified.
A. 
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city.
B. 
The Mayor shall have all those powers designated by general law.
C. 
The Mayor may participate in any deliberation of the Council; and, on any occasion where the Council is unable to agree with respect to the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by reason of being equally divided in a vote therein, the Mayor shall have the power to cast a vote to break a tie.
D. 
Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall, within five days after its passage, Sundays excepted, be presented to the Mayor by the City Clerk. The Mayor shall, within 10 days after receiving the ordinance, Sundays excepted, either approve the ordinance by affixing his/her signature thereto or return it to the Council by delivering it to the Clerk, together with a statement setting forth his/her objections thereto or any item or part thereof. No ordinance or any item or part thereof shall take effect without the Mayor's approval, unless the Mayor fails to return the ordinance to the Council, as prescribed above, or unless the Council, upon consideration of the ordinance following its return, shall, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the Council, resolve to override the veto.
E. 
The Mayor shall see to it that the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city are faithfully executed. He/She shall recommend to the Council such measures as he/she may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of the city. He/She shall maintain peace and good order and have the power to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies in the city.
F. 
The Mayor shall be the head of the Police Department and shall have the power to appoint, suspend or remove all employees of the Police Department. He/She shall appoint the Chief of Police and such captains and sergeants as may be authorized by ordinance, with the advice and consent of the Council. He/She shall control and direct the police force of the city, and he/she may appoint such special policemen as he/she may deem necessary for the preservation of public order. He/She shall enforce the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city.
G. 
The Mayor shall supervise the official acts of the city employees and report derelictions of duty to the Council.
The Council shall consist of eight members; four from each ward, for staggered four-year terms. The terms of the Council persons shall be arranged so that the terms of two Council persons, one from each ward, shall expire at the end of each year.
A. 
The Council shall hold an annual meeting on the first day of January at 12:00 noon or during the first seven days of January in any year.
B. 
At its annual meeting, the Council shall, by the vote of a majority of its number, elect a President of the Council, who shall preside at all its meetings, and a President Pro Tempore, who shall preside in the President's absence. They shall hold office for one year and until the next annual meeting.
C. 
A majority of the Council shall constitute a quorum for transacting business.
D. 
The Council may, at its annual meeting, establish for its members such committees of the Council as will assist it for the ensuing year.
E. 
The Council shall hold such other meetings at such time and place as it may by resolution direct, but all regular meetings shall be held within the city.
F. 
The President shall, when necessary, call special meetings of the Council. In case of his/her neglect or refusal, a majority of the members of the Council may call such a meeting at such time and place in the city as it may designate, and in all cases of special meeting, a notice shall be given to all members of the Council or left at their places of residence.
G. 
Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of Mayor or whenever the Mayor shall be prevented by absence from the city, sickness or other cause from attending the duties of his/her office, the Council President Pro Tempore shall act as Mayor and possess all the power of Mayor for that period.
A. 
The Council shall be the legislative body of the city.
B. 
The Council may, subject to general law:
(1) 
Pass, adopt, amend and repeal any ordinance or, where permitted, any resolution for any purpose required for the government of the city or for the accomplishment of any public purpose for which the city is authorized to act under general law.
(2) 
Control and regulate the finances of the city and raise money by borrowing or taxation.
(3) 
Investigate any activity of the city.
(4) 
Override a veto of the Mayor by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the Council.
C. 
The Council shall appoint the subordinate officials of the city, except as provided elsewhere by law. In any case where the Council is unable to appoint an officer or fill a vacancy to any appointed position by reason of being equally divided in a vote therein, the Mayor shall have the power to cast a vote to break a tie.
The Mayor and each Council member shall receive, for the duration of his or her term, a Code book. When the Mayor's or such member's term is completed, the Code shall be returned to the city. The final paycheck to the Mayor or Council member shall be withheld until the Code is returned.