The Mayor of the City of Negaunee shall be elected from the City at large. He or she shall preside at meetings of the Council and shall be the head of the City government for all ceremonial purposes and for purposes of military law, but shall have no regular administrative duties. The Mayor Pro-Tern shall be elected from the City at large. The Mayor Pro-Tern shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor and if a vacancy occurs shall become Mayor for the completion of the unexpired term. The Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tern may speak and vote in meetings the same as any other member of the Council, but shall not have the power of veto. At each general City election commencing with the November, 1992, election, only those Councilmembers whose terms do not expire immediately following this election, and no other persons, may be candidates for the office of Mayor. The candidate receiving the most votes shall become Mayor for a term not to exceed two years. The candidate receiving the next highest number of votes for Mayor shall be the Mayor Pro-Tern for a term not to exceed two years.
(Amended November 5, 1991)