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The City Commission shall, by resolution, establish the salary that the Mayor receives and that each City Commissioner shall receive for his or her services to the City per meeting actually attended by him or her. The Mayor and Commissioners shall be paid semi-annually and such payments shall constitute the only salary or remuneration which may be paid for services performed by the Mayor or any Commissioner for the discharge of any official duty for or on behalf of the City during their term of office. Upon authorization of the Commission, reasonable expense may be allowed when actually incurred on behalf of the City.
(Amended 5-8-07)
The Commission shall at the first regular or special meeting following the certification of the election results, elect one (1) of its members to serve as Mayor and one (1) to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tem shall perform the duties of the Mayor when on account of absence from the city, disability, or otherwise, the Mayor is temporarily unable to perform the duties of his/her office, and in case of vacancy in the office of Mayor, until such vacancy is filled by the Commission. The Mayor Pro Tem shall preside over the meetings of the Commission at the call of the Mayor. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem, the Commission shall appoint one of its elected members to fill such vacancy.
(Amended 11-17-20)
The duties of the Mayor shall be as follows:
(a) Insofar as required by statute, and for all ceremonial purposes, he shall be the executive head of the city;
(b) He shall have a voice and vote in the proceedings of the Commission equal with that of the other members of the Commission, but shall have no veto power. He shall be the presiding officer of the Commission.
(c) He shall be the conservator of the peace and may in emergencies exercise within the city the powers conferred upon sheriffs to suppress riot and disorder, and shall have the authority to command the assistance of all able-bodied citizens to aid in the enforcement of the ordinances of the city and to suppress riot and disorder.
(d) He shall execute or authenticate by his signature such instruments as the commission, this charter or any statute or law of the United States shall require.
(e) He shall exercise only such powers as this charter or the commission shall specifically confer upon him, except as may be required by statute.
All administrative powers, duties, and functions of the city shall be vested in the City Manager, except as otherwise provided in this charter. He shall be appointed by the Commission on the basis of training and ability in the work which would qualify him for the position of City Manager, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Commission. He need not be a resident of the city at the time of his appointment but shall, unless excused by the Commission, become a resident of the City within ninety (90) days after his appointment and so remain throughout his tenure of office. The City Manager, may, with the approval of the Commission designate an administrative officer or employee of the city to perform the duties of the City Manager during his temporary absence or incapacity. The Commission shall designate a qualified person to perform the duties of City Manager during a vacancy in the office. No person acting as City Manager in a temporary capacity, whether during the absence or disability of the City Manager or during a vacancy in that office, shall make any change in the administrative officers of the City without the consent of the Commission. No person who holds or has held any elective city office shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager or acting City Manager, nor shall any such person perform the duties of the City Manager during a vacancy in that office until two (2) years have elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city government. He shall carry out the policies formulated by the Commission. He is charged with the responsibilities of supervision and management of all of the services of the city and with responsibility for the enforcement of the ordinances of the city, this charter, and applicable laws of the State. He shall make the reports to the Commission required by this Charter, and such others as may be required of him by ordinance or by resolution of the Commission, and, in addition thereto, any which he may deem advisable. He shall prepare the budget of the city for consideration by the Commission, as in the charter provided, and upon the adoption thereof by the Commission, as in this charter provided; he shall administer the budget so adopted and keep the Commission at all times informed as to the financial affairs of the city. He shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Commission, but shall have no vote. In addition to the duties prescribed by this charter, he shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by ordinance or by resolution of the Commission.
In addition to the City Manager, and subordinate to him in the performance of the duties of their several offices, except the Clerk, Treasurer and City Attorney insofar as their duties as clerk and treasurer of, and attorney for the Commission are concerned, the administrative officers of the City shall be the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Assessor, the City Attorney, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, the Health Officer, the Ambulance Director and other officers included in the administrative plan approved by the Commission.
All administrative offices of the City, except the City Manager, the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Assessor, and the City Attorney, as provided in a general ordinance covering all the officers other than the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Assessor, and the City Attorney, with provision in the ordinance for the filling of vacancies by the City Manager subject to the approval of the City Commission, said ordinance shall also fix their salaries.
The City Manager, Treasurer, Clerk and Assessor and City Attorney shall hold office by virtue of appointment by the Commission which body shall also set their salaries. They shall hold offices at the pleasure of the Commission.
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