(A) The Mayor shall be elected, at large, by separate non-partisan ballot for a four year term. Candidates for the office of Mayor shall have resided in the Municipality for at least one year prior to assuming office. The Mayor, when elected and throughout the term of office, shall be and must remain a resident and a qualified elector of the Municipality. The Mayor shall be a member of Council and have the right to vote on all matters before the Council, but shall have no veto power. In addition to the powers, rights, and duties as a member of Council, the Mayor shall serve as President of Council and shall preside at all meetings of the Council. The Mayor shall be the head of the municipal government for all ceremonial and non-administrative purposes and shall be chief spokesperson for the Municipality in dealing with other governments. The Mayor shall have judicial powers as provided by the general laws of Ohio and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed, from time to time, by ordinance of the Council.
(B) During its organizational meeting the Council shall choose, by an affirmative vote of at least four members of Council, one of its members as President pro tempore who shall act as Mayor during the temporary absence or disability of the Mayor.
(C) In case of the death, resignation, or removal of the Mayor, the President pro tempore shall hold the office of Mayor until a qualified successor is elected. Such successor shall be elected to the office of Mayor for the unexpired term at the next Municipal election that occurs more than ninety days after the vacancy in the office of Mayor has occurred, except that when the unexpired term ends within one year immediately following the date of such election, an election to fill such unexpired term shall not be held and the President pro tempore shall hold the office of Mayor for the remainder of such unexpired term. Upon the election of a person as Mayor other than the President pro tempore then serving as Mayor, the President pro tempore shall remain a member of Council for the remainder of his/her term.
(D) In the event of a vacancy in the office of Mayor whereby the President pro tempore is required to serve as Mayor.