(A) The Mayor of the city may:
(1) Require any city official to exhibit his or her accounts at reasonable intervals and make reports to the Council on any subject pertaining to his or her office; and
(2) Remove an appointed police officer of the city at any time, subject to such officer’s right of appeal as set forth herein.
(B) The Mayor shall:
(1) Have the general and immediate control over all property and officials of the city;
(2) Preside at all meetings of the City Council and may vote when his or her vote shall be decisive on any pending matter, legislation or transaction; and shall, for the purpose of such vote, be deemed to be a member of the Council;
(3) Sign the City Clerk’s minutes of all meetings, all resolutions which have been passed and warrants for the payment of money when ordered by the City Council;
(4) Have power to veto or sign any ordinance passed by the City Council and to approve or veto any order, bylaw, resolution, award of or vote to enter into any contract, or the allowance of any claim, as provided in § 30.40;
(5) From time to time communicate to the Council such information and recommendations as, in his or her opinion, may improve the city; and
(6) Have such other duties as the City Council may by resolution confer upon him or her.
(C) The Mayor’s territorial authority shall extend over all places within five miles of the corporate limits of the city for the enforcement of any health ordinance and one-half mile in all matters vested in him or her except taxation.
(D) Any candidate for Mayor must be a registered voter and resident of the city prior to filing for said office.
(Prior Code, § 1-104) (Ord. 672, passed 3-10-2015)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-107 and 17-110 through 17-117