Chapter 2.03 — MAYOR

The mayor shall be elected by a majority of the electors of the city at a general municipal election.

(Code 1972, § 2.03.010; Ord. No. 1043, § 2(part), 1997)

The mayor shall serve a four-year term.

(Code 1972, § 2.03.015; Ord. No. 1232, § 1, 2008)

The mayor is a member of the city council and shall have all of the powers and duties of a member of the city council. The mayor shall be recognized as the head of city government for all ceremonial and legal purposes. The mayor shall preside at meetings of the city council and shall sign all warrants drawn on the city treasurer, all written contracts and conveyances made or entered into by the city, and all instruments requiring the city seal, subject to a provision by ordinance that such instruments shall be signed by a city officer other than the mayor. The mayor, with the approval of the city council, shall make all appointments to boards, commissions, and committees unless otherwise specifically provided by state law. The mayor may administer oaths and affirmations, take affidavits and certify them under his hand, and may acknowledge the execution of all instruments executed by the city and required to be acknowledged. If the mayor is absent, or unable to act, the mayor pro tempore shall exercise the powers granted to the mayor.

(Code 1972, § 2.03.020; Ord. No. 1043, § 2(part), 1997)

The mayor shall receive the same salary as city council persons, plus an additional 50 percent of the salary amount per month.

(Code 1972, § 2.03.030; Ord. No. 1043, § 2(part), 1997; Ord. No. 1373, § 2, 10-30-2018)

Editor's note— Section 4 of Ord. No. 1373 states that the new compensation for the mayor and city councilmembers shall be effective as of December 1, 2018.

The mayor shall receive the same vehicle allowance as city council persons.

(Ord. No. 1395, § 2, 11-10-2020)

Editor's note— Section 7 of Ord. No. 1395 states that the new vehicle allowance for the mayor and city councilmembers shall be effective as of December 1, 2020.