(A) The Mayor shall be elected from the city at large and shall:
(1) Be the chief executive officer of the city;
(2) Preside at all meetings of the Council and be entitled to vote on all issues that come before the Council, but have no power to veto;
(3) Be recognized as the official head of the city by the courts for the purpose of serving legal process and by the Governor for all legal purposes;
(4) Be the local liquor control commissioner, and be charged with the administration of the appropriate provisions of the state liquor control act, or this chapter, and of such ordinances, resolutions, rules and regulations relating to alcoholic liquor as hereinafter may be adopted. Whenever in this chapter the commissioner shall be referred to, it shall include such other persons as may be appointed by the commissioner to assist in the performance of the commissioner’s duties hereunder (ILCS Ch. 235, Act 5, § 4-2);
(5) Represent the city at ceremonial occasions (ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 5-2-12(j));
(6) With the approval and consent of the Council, appoint members of those boards, committees, and commissions where the Mayor is directed to make appointments by statute, ordinance or resolution;
(7) Remove appointed board, committee, and commission members on formal charges; and
(8) Serve when appointed or elected to serve on intergovernmental agency boards, commissions or committees to represent the interests of the city.
(B) The Mayor may, as provided by ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 3.1-35-30, may designate another to affix his or her signature to any written instrument that requires the Mayor’s signature. The Mayor must send written notice of this designation to the City Council stating the name of the person selected and what instrument(s) that person will have the authority to sign.
(Ord. 568a, passed 3-18-91; Am. Ord. 756, passed 4-16-01)