[Ord. 1018, §2]
The mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city for a four-year term, as provided by the statutes of the state, this Code and other ordinances of the city governing city elections. When two (2) or more persons shall have an equal number of votes for the office of mayor, the matter shall be determined by the council.
[Ord. 2521, §2]
No person shall be mayor unless he be at least thirty (30) years of age, a citizen of the United States and a resident of such city at the time of and for two (2) years next preceding his election.
[Ord. 1954, §1; Ord. 2471, §1; Ord. 2719, §1; Ord. 2967, §1; Ord. 3225, §2; Ord. 4384, §1]
The mayor shall receive the annual salary of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) which shall be paid bi-weekly. The mayor shall be reimbursed for expenses as outlined in Section 2-24 of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. 1018, §3; Ord. 1790, §2]
When any vacancy shall happen in the office of mayor, by death, resignation, removal from office, refusal to qualify or otherwise, the president pro tempore of the council shall, for the time being perform the duties of mayor until such vacancy be filled and in case of temporary absence of the mayor or disability to perform duties of his office, the president pro tempore of the council shall act as mayor, and he shall receive the same compensation that the mayor would be entitled to. In case of vacancy other than a temporary absence or disability, the person exercising the office of mayor shall cause a new election to be held, giving forty (40) days' notice thereof by proclamation published in some newspaper published in the city; provided, however, that when a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs within six (6) months of a general municipal election, no election shall be called to fill such vacancy.
[Ord. 1018, §4]
The mayor shall be president of the city council and shall preside over same, but shall not vote except in case of a tie in the council, when he shall cast the deciding vote; provided, however, that he shall have no such power to vote in case he is an interested party. He shall have the superintending control of all the officers and affairs of the city and shall take care that this Code and other ordinances of the city and the state laws relating to such city are complied with.
[Ord. 1018, §5]
The mayor shall have the power to sign or veto any ordinance passed by the city council and shall also possess the power to approve all or any portion of the general appropriation bill or veto any item or all of the same; provided, that should he neglect or refuse to sign any ordinance and return the same with his objections, in writing, at the next regular meeting of the council, the same shall become law without his signature.
[Ord. 1018, §5]
Every bill presented to the mayor and returned to the city council with the approval of the mayor shall become an ordinance, and every bill presented as described, but returned with his objections thereto, shall stand reconsidered. The council shall cause the objections of the mayor to be entered at large upon the journal, and proceed at its convenience to consider the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall the bill pass, the objections of the mayor thereto not withstanding?" The votes on the question shall be taken by yeas and nays and the names entered upon the journal and if two-thirds (2/3) of all the elected members shall vote in the affirmative, the president shall certify the fact on the roll and the bill thus certified shall be deposited with the proper officer and shall become an ordinance in the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval of the mayor.
[Ord. 1018, §6]
The mayor shall also have the power to veto any resolution or order of the city council which calls for or contemplates the expenditure of the revenues of the city. Such vetoes shall be noted on the journal of the council and shall be effective and binding unless the council, at a subsequent session thereof, general or special, shall pass such resolution or order by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all the members elected to the council.
[Ord. 1018, §7]
The mayor shall, from time to time, communicate to the council such measures, as may, in his opinion, tend to the improvement of the finances, the police, health, security, comfort and general prosperity of the city.
[Ord. 1018, §9]
The mayor shall have power to require, as often as he may deem it necessary, any officer of the city to exhibit his accounts or other papers or records and to make reports to the council, in writing, touching any subject or matter pertaining to his office.
[Ord. 2109, §1]
The mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all city officers elected or appointed in the city and shall approve all official bonds. He shall sign all orders and drafts drawn on the treasury for money and cause the city clerk to attest the same and to affix the seal of the city and to keep an accurate record thereof in a book provided for that purpose. Should the mayor be absent or unable to sign such drafts, then the treasurer shall sign them in his place.
[Ord. 1018, §11]
The mayor, with the consent and approval of a majority of the members elected to the city council, shall have power to appoint such officers as he may be authorized by state law, this Code or other ordinances to appoint.
[Ord. 1018, §13]
The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing this Code and all other ordinances for the government of the city. He shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty. He is hereby authorized to call on every male inhabitant of the city, over eighteen (18) years of age and under fifty, to aid in enforcing the laws.
[Ord. 1018, §14]
The mayor shall have power to remit fines and forfeitures and to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses arising under this Code or other ordinances of the city; but this Section shall not be so construed as to authorize the mayor to remit any costs which may have accrued to any officer of the city by reason of any prosecution under the law, this Code, or other ordinances of the city.
[Ord. 1018, §15]
The mayor shall sign and properly execute all deeds for the sale of real estate, which the city may sell, when properly authorized to do so by the council, and shall perform such other duties in connection therewith as may be imposed upon him by law.
[Ord. 3692, §1]
The Mayor shall represent the City in a variety of ministerial capacities and serve as an active liaison with key community groups and organizations such as, but not limited to, Rolla Municipal Utilities, University of Missouri at Rolla, Ft. Leonard Wood, and Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce.
[Ord. 3692, §1]
As chief executive officer the Mayor shall make himself available at City Hall on a regular basis for effective oversight and coordination with the city Staff and the general public.