Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Mayor is authorized to supervise, administer, and control all departments as may be created by this Charter or created by ordinance in pursuance thereof. The Mayor shall appoint all Department Commissioners, subject to confirmation by a vote of a majority of the Council and to the civil service limitations of this Charter.
The Mayor shall consult with the Chief Administrative Officer on all appointments involving Department Commissioners before submitting same to the Council for confirmation. All appointments involving Department Commissioners submitted to the Council for confirmation shall be accompanied by a written statement by the Mayor and the Chief Administrative Officer indicating the qualifications of the proposed appointee.
Except as otherwise provided, the Mayor shall appoint all members of boards and commissions created by this Charter or by ordinance enacted pursuant thereto. Appointments to boards and commissions shall not require confirmation by the Council except as the same may be specifically required by this Charter or by an ordinance creating a board or commission.
The Mayor is authorized to require any executive officer of the Merged Government to submit to him, or to the Chief Administrative Officer, written or oral reports and information relating to the business and general welfare of the Merged Government. The Mayor shall have the right to examine and inspect the books, records and official papers of any department, board, commission, office or agency of the Merged Government, and to attend the meetings of the Council, or any board or commission, and make recommendations thereto.
In addition, the Mayor:
A. Shall preside at all Council meetings, but vote only in the case of a tie, as provided in Article Four of this Charter.
B. Shall prepare and submit an annual report on the state of the Merged Government to be presented at a public meeting of the Council orally and in writing on or before the thirtieth of January of each year.
C. Shall submit to the Council the annual operating and capital improvements budgets as provided for in Article Eight of this Charter, and shall transmit to the Council any budgetary recommendations of the Chief Administrative Officer that are at variance with the Mayor's budget.
D. May call special meetings of the Council as provided in Article Four of this Charter.
E. Shall sign all written contracts or obligations of the Merged Government and administer all capital improvement projects authorized by ordinance.
F. May recommend to the Council such measures, resolutions or ordinances relative to the affairs of the Merged Government as may be deemed necessary.