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The Mayor shall be the chief conservator of the peace and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced within the Municipality. He shall recommend to Council such measures as he deems necessary or expedient. He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Municipality or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the Municipality is a party are faithfully kept and performed. The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the Municipality all contracts, conveyances, evidence of indebtedness and all other instruments to which the Municipality is a party. He shall have custody of the seal of the Municipality which shall be the Mayor’s seal, and shall affix it to all the above mentioned documents requiring the same; but the absence of such seal therefrom shall not affect the validity of any such document. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the Municipality by the Governor for military purposes, and by the Courts for the purpose of serving processes.
The Council of the Municipality shall, no later than December 31 of the first year following a general election of a Mayor, fix the salary of the Mayor.
The Council may maintain or increase the salary, in which case such change shall take effect immediately and shall not thereafter be changed during the term of the Mayor. In the event that the Council shall decrease the salary, the change shall take effect starting at the next term of the Mayor.
If the Council fails to take action by the aforementioned required date, the compensation of the Mayor shall be fixed at three percent higher than the base salary of the highest paid exempt employee of the Municipality appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council calculated from the preceding twelve months. Such modification shall occur automatically without further action by the Council, and shall not thereafter be changed during the term of the Mayor.
(Amended 5-6-2014; 11-7-2023)