§ 6.08. Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem.  


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  • The Mayor shall be the official head of the City government. The Mayor shall be the Chairman and shall preside at all meetings of the Council. The Mayor shall see that all ordinances, bylaws and resolutions of the Council are faithfully obeyed and enforced. The Mayor shall, when authorized by the Council, sign all official documents such as ordinances, resolutions, conveyances, grant agreements, official plats, contracts and bonds. The Mayor shall appoint special committees as he deems advisable, subject to approval by Council, or as instructed by the Council. The Mayor shall perform such other duties consistent with this Charter or as may be imposed upon him by Council.

    The Council, at its first meeting after the election of Councilmen, shall elect one of its members Mayor Pro-Tem, and he shall perform all the duties of the Mayor in the absence or disability of the Mayor. The Mayor Pro-Tem shall retain his voting privileges when acting in the absence of the Mayor.

(Rev. of 5-6-1995)