[Prior code § 2-10]
The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City, and shall take care that the criminal laws of the state and the ordinances of the City are duly respected, observed and enforced within the City limits. He shall have power to remit, in part or in whole, fines, forfeitures, and penalties accruing under or imposed for the violation of any ordinance of the City; and he shall, from time to time, give the City Council information in relation to the affairs of the City, and recommend to its consideration such measures as he may deem important to the interest of the City.
[New; prior code § 2-11]
The Mayor may call special sessions of the City Council by written notice given through the City Clerk, and when the Council has been assembled, the Mayor shall state the cause for which it has been convened.
[Ord. 79-1158 § 3; prior code § 2-12]
A. 
The Mayor shall be present at the meetings of the Council and shall act as the president thereof, and when there is a tie upon any question before the Council, he shall give the casting vote.
B. 
The Mayor may sign, veto, or take no action on an ordinance, amendment, or resolution passed by the Council. However, the Mayor may not veto a measure if the Mayor was entitled to vote on the measure at the time of passage.
[Prior code § 2-13]
The Mayor shall have a general supervision over all the City officers, and may, as often as he may deem necessary, examine into the conditions of their respective offices, the books, papers, and records therein, and the manner of conducting their offices, and may call upon any officer of the City for information in relation to any matter pertaining to the functions of his office.
[Prior code § 2-14]
The Mayor shall report to the City Council all violations or neglect of duty on the part of any officer which comes to his knowledge, and when he believes the City funds or property are liable to be lost or injured, or in any manner endangered, he shall immediately convene the Council for the purpose of taking action in relation thereto.
[Prior code § 2-15]
The Mayor shall be a conservator of the peace within the City, and may call to his assistance the City police, and, if necessary, upon any citizen of the City to aid him in quelling or preventing any riot, or unlawful assembly, or in preventing or restraining any breach of the peace within the City.
[Ord. 76-676 § 1 (part); prior code § 2-16(a)]
In all contracts between the City and any other party, the Mayor shall sign the same on behalf of the City, except when otherwise provided. He shall perform all other duties required of him by the City charter and the various ordinances of the City and resolutions of the Council and do all acts, which the good of the City may require, that are not provided for in the duties of the other City officers.
[Ord. 77-885; Ord. 76-676 § 1 (part); prior code § 2-16(b)]
The Mayor shall be responsible for the planning, management and administration of the personnel systems and programs of the City. In so doing, subject to the legislative direction of the City Council, the Mayor shall have the following powers, duties, responsibilities and authorities, with the advice of the City's Administrator: He shall plan and recommend to the City Council and to the appropriate committee the overall policies for the City's personnel system for implementation by the City's Administrator.
[Ord. 2001-385 § 1; Ord. 97-507 § 1; Ord. 89-10 § 1; Ord. 85-529 § 1, 1985; Ord. 80-329; Ord. 80-328; Ord. 74-790 § 1; prior code § 2-17]
The Mayor shall receive in full compensation for such person's official services the sum of $40,000 per year effective for calendar year 2002 and increase to $45,000 per year effective for calendar year 2003. Compensation shall be payable in equal installments coinciding with regular payroll cycle(s) for other City employees, in addition, the Mayor may, at that person's option, elect to receive as benefits life and health insurance the same as received by department heads.
[Ord. 2001-385 § 3]
In every year in which a regular City election is held, the Mayor shall appoint a committee to study and make a recommendation to the Council for the compensation of Mayor and Aldermen. The committee shall be formed no later than six months prior to the election and report no later than five months prior to the election.