The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city and head of the city government. He or she shall take care that all provisions of this code and other ordinances, resolutions, and orders of the Common Council are faithfully executed, and he or she shall faithfully perform the duties and exercise the powers prescribed for the Mayor in the Charter. The Mayor shall also have such additional powers and perform such additional duties as may be prescribed for Mayors and other chief executive officers of municipalities by applicable provisions of state law.
(Prior Code, § 2-40)