A. Generally: The mayor, the superintending and administrative officer of the city, shall devote so much of his time to the duties of his office as an efficient and faithful discharge thereof may require. He shall from time to time give the council such information and recommend such measures as he may deem beneficial to the city, he shall examine the grounds of all complaints against any of the officers of the city to determine existence of a violation or neglect of duty, and report the evidence thereof, if deemed sufficient for the removal of said officer to the council. He shall require that every officer, on the expiration of his term of office or resignation or removal from the same, deliver to his successor all monies, books, papers, maps, plats, furniture, fixtures, apparatus, machinery, tools and instruments and appurtenances belonging to such office. He shall perform all other duties imposed by the laws of the state.
B. Sign Contracts: The mayor is authorized and empowered to sign his name officially for and on behalf of the city on all contracts, including deeds, bonds, bills, notes, obligations and other agreements, documents and papers to which the city is a party, and to require that the conditions in the said instruments are faithfully performed and to borrow money on the credit of the city when authorized by the council.
C. Veto Power: The mayor shall have power to veto or sign any ordinance passed by the council, provided that any ordinance vetoed by the mayor shall be passed over his veto by a vote of one-half (1/2) plus one of the members of the council elected, notwithstanding the veto, and should the mayor neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance and return the same with his objection in writing at the next regular meeting of the council, the same shall become law without his signature.
D. Accounts And Reports Of Officers: The mayor shall have the power, when he deems it necessary, to require any officer of the city to exhibit his accounts or other papers, and to make reports to the council in writing touching any subject or matter he may require pertaining to his office.
E. Police Power: The mayor shall have jurisdiction over all places within five (5) miles of the corporate limits of the city for the enforcement of any health or quarantine ordinance and regulation thereof, and shall have jurisdiction in all matters, excepting taxation, within one mile of the corporate limits.
F. Require Aid: The mayor is hereby authorized to call on every male inhabitant in the city over twenty one (21) years of age to aid in enforcing the laws.
G. Other Powers: The mayor shall have all other powers granted by the laws of the state. (1977 Code)