§ 7. Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem.  


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  • The mayor shall be the official head of the city government. He shall be the chairman, and shall preside at all meetings of the council. The mayor may vote on every proposition before the council, but shall have no power of veto. He shall, when directed by the council, sign all official documents such as ordinances, resolutions, conveyances, grant agreements, official plats, contracts, and bonds. He shall appoint committees and commission members with the advice and consent of the council members. He shall perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be imposed upon him by the council.

    The mayor pro tem shall be a council member elected by the council at the first regular council meeting following each regular city election. The mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor, and shall have power to perform every act the mayor could perform if present.

(Election, 5-6-1989)