The Mayor shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the City, and shall serve a term of four years, beginning on the first day of July following election.
(a) The Mayor shall be recognized as the chief executive officer and head of government of the City. The Mayor shall exercise all powers and perform all duties vested in or imposed by this Charter, ordinance, general law, or rule necessarily implied therefrom to carry out the functions of the office.
(b) The Mayor shall nominate for service officers and members of independent boards, agencies or commissions, the City Clerk, Police Chief, the Fire Chief, City Treasurer, the City Attorney, the Judge of the Municipal Court and the Operations Manager, which nominations shall be subject to review by the Personnel Committee of Council and the final approval of Council.
(c) The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the Council, and, as such, shall be bound by all attendance regulations governing Councilmembers.
(d) The Mayor may vote on a matter before Council only upon a tie vote of Council.
(e) In the event of the temporary absence of the Mayor, the City Clerk shall serve as the Acting Mayor. In the event of an extended absence of the Mayor, Council shall by public vote select one of their number to serve as Acting Mayor. The Acting Mayor shall exercise the powers and duties of the Mayor as described in this Article.
(f) The Mayor shall see that all laws, ordinances and provisions of this Charter and acts of the Council, subject to enforcement by the City, are faithfully executed and enforced.
(Amendment approved on 3-2-2021)