(A) The Mayor shall devote so much of his or her time to the duties of his or her office as a faithful and efficient discharge thereof may require. He or she shall take care that all the ordinances of the city are duly enforced, respected, and observed. He or she shall preside at all meetings of the Council, but shall not vote except in case of a tie, when he or she shall give the casting vote. He or she shall preserve order and decorum; and generally do and perform all acts, and things which are enjoined upon him or her by the laws of the state and the provisions of this code.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-2)
(B) The Mayor shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Council, all officers of the city, whose appointments are not otherwise provided for by law; and whenever a vacancy shall occur in any office, which by law he or she is empowered and required to fill, he or she shall at the next regular meeting of the Council occurring not less than 5 days after such vacancy, communicate to the Council the name of the appointee to such office, and pending the concurrence of the Council in such appointment, the Mayor may designate some suitable person to discharge the functions of the office.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-6)
(C) The Mayor shall supervise the conduct of all the officers of the city, and see that they faithfully and efficiently discharge the duties of their respective offices; he or she shall inquire into all reasonable complaints made against them, and cause all their neglects or violations of duty to be promptly corrected; and he or she shall, in case he or she becomes satisfied that any officer wilfully neglects or violates his or her duty, cause such officer to be prosecuted and punished; and he or she shall from time to time give the Council such information relative to the affairs of the city as he or she may deem proper, and recommend for their consideration, any measures that he or she may deem expedient, tending to the well-being, security, or improvement of the city.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-7)
(D) The Mayor shall have power to remove any officer appointed by him or her on any formal charge, whenever he or she shall be of the opinion that the interests of the city demand such removal; but he or she shall report the reasons for such removal to the Council at a meeting to be held not less than 5 days nor more than 10 days after such removal; and if the Mayor shall fail, or refuse to file with the Clerk a statement of the reasons for such removal, or if the Council, by a 2/3 vote of all its members, to be entered upon its record, disapprove of such removal, such officer shall thereupon be restored to the office from which he or she was so removed; but he or she shall give new bonds and take a new oath of office. No officer shall be removed a second time for the same offense.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-8)
(E) The Mayor shall carefully inspect all ordinances passed by the Council and affix his or her official signature to such as he or she may approve, and return them to the Clerk within 10 days after their passage; and all ordinances as passed aforesaid, which do not meet his or her approval, shall be returned to the Council with his or her objections thereto in writing at the next regular meeting of the Council, occurring not less than 5 days after the passage thereof. Such veto may extend to any 1 or more items or appropriations contained in any ordinance; or to the entire ordinance; and in case the veto only extends to a part of such ordinance the residue thereof shall take effect and be in force; but in case the Mayor shall fail to return any ordinance with his or her objections thereto, by the time herein mentioned, he or she shall be deemed to have approved such ordinance, and the same shall take effect accordingly.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-9)
(F) The Mayor shall sign all commissions, licenses, permits, and warrants granted, issued, or drawn by the order of the Council, or authorized by the provisions of this code. In all contracts where the city is a party, he or she shall sign the same on behalf of the city, and it shall be his or her special duty to see that the other contracting party faithfully complies with the contract, and in all suits where the city is a party, it shall be the duty of the Mayor to advise with and assist the Attorney in prosecuting or defending the same, as the case may be.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-10)
(G) In addition to the foregoing duties, the Mayor shall perform such other and further duties pertaining to his or her office as are or may be required of him or her by the laws of the state or the provisions of this code.
(1963 Code, § 1-6-11)