§ 2.03. Presiding officer: mayor and mayor pro tempore.

(a)

The mayor shall be elected in the manner provided by this charter to serve for a term of three (3) years and shall not serve more than two (2) terms in succession. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the city council and shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, by the governor for purposes of martial law, and shall serve as the emergency management director in times of an emergency as provided by state law, but shall have no day-to-day administrative duties other than signatory duties where the mayor signs a variety of documents to give them official legal effect. The mayor shall vote at council meetings only to break a tie.

(b)

At the city council's second regular meeting following each yearly regular election of council members, or runoff election if required, the council shall elect one (1) of its members as mayor pro tem, for a period of one (1) year. The mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor and, when so acting, shall have the same powers, duties, and restrictions as set forth for the office of mayor, except that he/she shall not lose the right to vote.

(c)

In the event that both the mayor and mayor pro tem are absent from a council meeting, if there be a quorum as elsewhere stated in this charter, the council members present shall elect a chairperson who shall have the authority to conduct the meeting as if he/she were the mayor except that he/she shall not lose the right to vote.

(Ord. No. 2014-48, § 2, 11-17-14, approved 11-4-14)