The Mayor shall supervise the administration of the City's affairs, and shall exercise control over all departments and divisions except those reserved to Council or its officers and employees by this Charter. He shall be the chief conservator of the peace within the City and shall see that all laws and ordinances are enforced. He shall be responsible for the preparation and submission to the Council of the annual estimate of receipts and expenditures and the appropriation ordinance, and shall at all times keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City. He shall recommend to the Council such measures as he deems necessary or expedient. He shall see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any franchise or contract to which the City is a party are faithfully kept and performed. He shall appoint all officers and employees of the City, except members, officers and employees of the Council and Judges. All persons appointed by the Mayor, except those whose term of office is fixed by this Charter or by law, may be promoted, transferred, reduced or removed by the Mayor, subject however, to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter.
The foregoing appointive powers of the Mayor may be delegated by him to the directors of any department or to the heads of any division with respect to the officers or employees in the classified service within their respective department or division. The Mayor shall execute on behalf of the City all contracts, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and all other instruments to which the City is a party. The Mayor shall be recognized as the official and ceremonial head of the City government, by the governor for military purposes, and by the courts for the purpose of receiving service of civil process. All appointments made by the Mayor pursuant to the within section shall be approved and ratified by a majority vote of the elected members of Council.
(Amended 11-6-79.)