The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city, and he or she shall see that all provisions of the codified ordinances and other ordinances, orders, acts, resolutions, rules and regulations of Council are faithfully executed. He or she shall have control of the police of the city and may appoint special police officers whenever he or she deems it necessary, except when otherwise provided by law, and it shall be his or her duty especially to see that the peace and good order of the city are preserved, and that persons and property therein are protected; and to this end he or she may cause the arrest and detention of all riotous and disorderly individuals in the city before a warrant for arrest is issued. He or she shall, from time to time, recommend to Council such measures as he or she may deem needful for the welfare of the city; and he or she shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him or her by law, the codified ordinances or other ordinance or resolution of Council.
(Prior Code, § 131.02)