(a) The Mayor may attend meetings of the Council and may participate in its discussions. However, he shall have no vote in Council except, if he so desires, to cast the deciding vote in case of a tie in the filling of a vacancy in Council.
(b) All bonds, notes, contracts and written obligations of the City shall be executed by the Mayor together with the Controller.
(c) In the carrying out of his duty to supervise the departments of City government and the conduct of all City officers under his jurisdiction, the Mayor may issue subpoenas and compulsory processes, under his official seal, for the attendance of such persons and the production of such books and papers as he deems necessary and may have enforcement of such subpoenas by the Court of Common Pleas of York County.
(d) The Mayor shall appoint all department heads with the advice and consent of a majority of Council passing upon the appointment. The Mayor, at his pleasure, may remove any department head after notice and an opportunity to be heard; but before removing such person, the Mayor shall file a written notice of his intent to remove with Council, the removal becoming effective on the twentieth day after such filing. Any employee of a department may be removed by the head of the department with the approval of the Mayor.
(Ord. 2-1962 §304.)