The Mayor-Council Member shall preside at meetings of the Council, and shall be recognized as head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for purposes of military law, but shall have no regular administrative duties. The Mayor-Council Member shall be authorized to sign on behalf of the City the employment agreement by and between the City and the appointed City Manager following the appointment prescribed within this Charter. The Mayor-Council Member shall perform all the general judicial duties and have such jurisdiction in civil and criminal cases as provided for by the legislature of this State for mayors. At its organizational meeting each January, the Council shall elect from the Council Members a Vice Mayor who shall act as Mayor-Council Member during the absence or disability of the Mayor-Council Member, and if a vacancy occurs shall become Mayor-Council Member for the completion of the unexpired term. When the Vice Mayor performs the duties of the Mayor-Council Member he/she shall receive the salary of Mayor-Council Member and Mayor-Council Member shall receive the salary of Council Member.
(Amended November 2, 1999; November 3, 2020)