(1) The mayor shall:
(a) Perform all duties prescribed by law, resolution or ordinance;
(b) Ensure that all the laws, ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed;
(c) Report to the city council the condition of the city and recommend for city council consideration any measures that the mayor considers to be in the best interests of the city;
(d) When necessary, call on the residents of the city over the age of twenty one (21) years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the city;
(e) Appoint, with the advice and consent of the city council, persons to fill city offices or vacancies on commissions or committees of the city, unless otherwise delegated to the city manager by ordinance;
(f) Sign all city ordinances and resolutions, and the mayor is further hereby authorized to sign his name officially for and in behalf of the city to all deeds, bonds, bills, notes, contracts, leases and other writings to which the city is a party, when so directed by the city council; and
(g) Report to the city council any release granted under subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(2) The mayor may:
(a) At any reasonable time, examine and inspect the books, papers, records or documents of the city; and
(b) Release any person imprisoned for violation of any city ordinance. (Ord. 2005-38, 2005)