A. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and certify to the correct enrollment of all ordinances and resolutions passed by it. The mayor is not considered a member of the council for quorum or voting purposes, except that he may vote on questions under consideration by the council only when the council is equally divided. The mayor shall be chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of the city government. He is also recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purposes of military law. He shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or ordinance. (1989 Code § 2-201)
B. Signing Ordinances; Veto Power: The mayor may sign or veto any city ordinance or resolution passed by the city council. Any ordinance or resolution vetoed by the mayor may be passed over his veto by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the council. If the mayor neglects or refuses to sign any ordinance or return it with his objections in writing at the next regular meeting of the council, the ordinance shall become law without his signature. (1989 Code § 2-202)
The council shall consist of eight (8) council members, two (2) elected from each ward of the city. The council shall elect from among its members a president of the council. The council president shall be elected in each odd-numbered year at the first council meeting held after council terms begin or as soon thereafter as practicable, and he shall serve until his successor has been elected and qualified. The council president shall act as mayor in the absence of the mayor. While presiding in the place of the mayor, he shall have all the powers, rights and privileges as other members of the council. The council shall have the powers and duties as prescribed by law or ordinance. (1989 Code § 2-203; amd. 2002 Code)
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