The mayor, the superintendent and administrative officer of the city, shall devote so much of his time to the duties of his office as an efficient and faithful discharge thereof may require. He shall from time to time give the 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 the officer to the 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 the office. He shall perform all other duties imposed by the laws of the state of Idaho. (prior code §1-10-1)