The Mayor shall have the following duties:
(A) The Mayor shall enforce the Mayor-Council plan, city ordinances and orders, and all applicable statutes.
(B) The Mayor shall supervise all departments of city government and the conduct of all city officers and employees under his jurisdiction and shall require each department to make reports to him required by ordinance or as he deems desirable.
(C) The Mayor shall maintain liaison with related units of local government respecting interlocal contracting and joint activities.
(D) The Mayor shall report to the Council and to the public on the condition and needs of city government as he finds appropriate or as required by ordinance, but not less than annually. He shall make any recommendations for actions by the Council he finds in the public interest.
(E) Subject to disapproval of the Council, the Mayor shall promulgate procedures to insure orderly administration of the functions of city government and compliance with statute or ordinance. Upon promulgation or upon revision or rescission of the procedures, copies shall be filed with the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(F) The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council. The Mayor may participate in Council proceedings, but shall not have a vote, except that he may cast the deciding vote in case of a tie.
(G) All bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the city shall be made and executed by the Mayor or his agent designated by executive order.
(H) The Mayor shall be the appointing authority with power to appoint and remove all city employees, including police officers, except as tenure and terms of employment are protected by statute, ordinance, or contract and except for employees of the Council.
(I) The Mayor shall provide for the orderly continuation of the functions of city government at any time he is unable to attend to the duties of his office by delegating responsibility for any function to be performed in accordance with § 20.106, provided that the Mayor shall not delegate the responsibility of presiding at meetings of the Council and that approving ordinances or promulgating administrative procedures may only be delegated to an elected officer. With approval of the Council, the Mayor may rescind any action taken in his absence under this subsection within thirty (30) days of such action. If for any reason the disability of the Mayor to attend to his duties persists for sixty (60) consecutive days, the officer of Mayor may be declared vacant by a majority vote of the Council and the provisions of KRS 83A.040 shall apply.
(KRS 83A.130(10))