Mayor
Duties
- Part time position under Council / Manager form of government
- Official head of the City
- Presiding officer of all City Council meetings and various ceremonial occasions in the community
- Signs all official documents relating to local government
- Appoints city manager to act as administrative head of the various City departments and the employees, with the advice and consent of City Council members
- Makes the appointment of City Clerk and City Treasurer with the advice and consent of City Council members
- Makes the appointment of members to various advisory committees and commissions with the advice and consent of City Council members
- Acts as Liquor Control Commissioner for the City
- Participates in all activities listed for Council Members and is a voting member of the City Council
- Defines the powers and duties of appointed officers and employees;
- Adopts a budget to guide expenditures and revenue; and,
- Appropriates funds to operate city government.
Annual Salary: $8,000
Term: 4 years
Qualifications
- Resident of the City for one year prior to election and of voting age
- Must not be in arrears or in debt to local government
- Never convicted in a court of law of malfeasance of office, bribery or other corrupt crime
Council
Duties
- Part time position under Council / Manager form of government
- City Council is the legislative body of the City and the members adopt the laws and policies for local government
- Appoint a city manager to act as administrative head of the various city departments and the employees
- Define the powers and duties of appointed officers and employees
- Adopts a budget to guide expenditures and revenue
- Appropriate funds to operate City government
- Affirms the Mayor’s appointment of City Clerk and City Treasurer
- Affirms the Mayor’s appointment of members to various advisory committees and commissions
Annual Salary: $4,000
Term: 4 years
Qualifications
- Resident of the City for one year prior to election and of voting age
- Must not be in arrears or in debt to local government
- Never convicted in a court of law of malfeasance of office, bribery or other corrupt crime