A. Duties Of Mayor: The Mayor is the Chief Executive Officer of the City. He shall devote full time to the duties of his office so that he may efficiently and faithfully discharge the same. He shall maintain his office at the City Hall. He shall from time to time give the City Council such information and recommend such measures as he may deem beneficial to the City. He shall examine the grounds of all complaints against any of the officers to determine existence of a violation or neglect of duty, and report the evidence thereof, if deemed sufficient for the removal of said officer to the City Council. He shall require that every officer, on the expiration of his term of office or resignation or removal from the same, deliver to his successor all monies, books, papers, maps, plats, furniture, fixtures, apparatus, machinery, tools and instruments and appurtenances belonging to such office. He shall perform all other duties imposed by the State. (2003 Code § 1-06-01)
B. Additional Powers And Functions Of Mayor: The Mayor, in addition to the powers, duties and functions vested in him by statute as the Chief Executive Officer of the City and those specifically vested in him by the provisions of this Code, shall have authority to act, or designate the officer who shall act, in the enforcement of any provision of this Code in all cases where this Code fails to specify the officer who shall be charged with the duty of enforcement. The Mayor also shall have the following powers and functions:
1. Mayor To Sign Contracts: The Mayor is authorized and empowered to sign his name officially for and in behalf of the City on all contracts, including deeds, bonds, bills, notes, obligations and other agreements, documents and papers, to which the City is a party, and to require that the conditions in the said instruments are faithfully performed, and to borrow money on the credit of the City when authorized by the City Council.
2. Accounts And Reports Of Officers: The Mayor shall have the power, when he deems it necessary, to require any officer of the City to exhibit his accounts or other papers, and to make reports to the City Council in writing, touching any subject or matter he may require pertaining to his office.
3. Police Power Of Mayor: The Mayor shall have jurisdiction over all places within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of the City for the enforcement of any health or quarantine ordinance and regulations thereof, and shall have jurisdiction in all matters vested in him by ordinance, excepting taxation, within one (1) mile of the corporate limits of said City and over such properties as may be owned by the City without the corporate limits. (2003 Code § 1-06-02)
4. Mayor May Require Aid: The Mayor is hereby authorized to call every resident of the City over twenty one (21) years of age to aid in enforcing the laws. (2003 Code § 1-06-02; amd. 2012 Code)
5. Other Powers: The Mayor shall have all other powers granted by the laws of the State.
6. Appointment Of Council Members: The Mayor may appoint Council members to special projects and/or to watch over, oversee, review and give advice to the Mayor and City Council on one (1) or more City departments. (2003 Code § 1-06-02)
C. Duties As Administrator Of City: The Mayor, as Administrator of the City shall:
1. Manage the City administration and personnel.
2. Coordinate management functions of the various departments or agencies to effectuate the directions and programs of the executive as defined or directed by the Mayor and City Council.
3. Coordinate with the City Treasurer to draft a two (2) year preliminary budget plan to be submitted to the City Council for review and comment by June 30 of each calendar year.
4. Oversee and ensure that procurement regulations are implemented pursuant to State law and City policy.
5. Provide reports as required by State law.
6. Provide a state of the City report to the City Council by the last day of February of each year. (2003 Code § 1-06-03)
D. Majority Required For Election: A majority of the votes cast for the Office of Mayor shall be required for election to that office. In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in the general election, there shall be a runoff election between the two (2) candidates receiving the two (2) highest numbers of votes cast in said general election. Such runoff election shall be conducted as in a general election, and shall be conducted within thirty (30) days after said general election, in accordance with Idaho Code section 50-612. (2003 Code § 1-06-04; amd. 2012 Code)