The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the City. No employee of the City shall be eligible to hold office as Mayor. The Mayor shall be elected for a term of four years and shall assume office on the first day of January next following the election and shall serve until a successor is elected and qualified. The Mayor shall be an elector of the City and shall not hold any other public office, except that of notary public or member of the State Militia or of the Federal Military Reserves, and the Mayor shall have all other qualifications, and be subject to the disqualifications, that are prescribed for the mayors of cities by the laws of the State.
(Amended Nov. 8, 2011)