§ 3.05. Mayor and mayor pro tem.

The mayor shall be the official head of the city government and act as chief administrative officer of the city and fulfill all duties of city manager until a city manager is appointed. He shall be the chairman and shall preside at all meetings of the city council. The mayor shall vote upon all matters before the city council except when the matter involves the consideration of his own official conduct or where his financial interest is involved. He shall see that all ordinances, bylaws, motions and resolutions of the council are faithfully obeyed and enforced. He shall sign all ordinances and resolutions; and when authorized by the council, he shall sign all official documents, such as conveyances, grant agreements, official plats of city property, contracts and bonds. He shall appoint special committees as he deems advisable and also those special committees as instructed by the council. He shall perform such other duties consistent with the Charter or as may be imposed upon him by the city council.

The mayor pro tem shall be a councilmember and shall be elected by the council at the first regular council meeting following the later of each general city election or special city election for the election of the mayor or one or more councilmembers. The councilmember elected as the mayor pro tem shall hold the title and serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the council. The mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor and when so acting in this capacity shall have the authority conferred upon the mayor.

(Ord. No. O-13-08, § 2, 2-18-2013/5-11-2013; Ord. No. O-17-25, § 2, 8-7-2017 )