§ 1-6-4 Mayor | St. George City Code

1-6-4: MAYOR:

A. General Duties: The mayor shall perform all duties which are or may be prescribed by law, or the provisions of this code, and shall see that the laws are faithfully executed.

B. Presiding Officer; Voting: It shall be the duty of the mayor to preside at all meetings of the council, but he shall not vote, except in case of a tie vote of the council or in the appointment or dismissal of a city manager. He may call special meetings of the council as the occasion may require.

C. Mayor Pro Tem: In case of the temporary absence of the mayor from the city, or in case of his temporary inability to perform the duties of his office, it shall be his duty to communicate such fact to the members of the council; whereupon, it shall become the duty of the council to elect some member of the governing body to act as mayor pro tem, and during such time that council member is so acting in the capacity of mayor pro tem, he shall have power to exercise all the functions and duties of the mayor. The election of a mayor pro tem shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting.

D. Signature Required: The mayor shall sign all city ordinances and licenses, and the mayor is hereby authorized and empowered to sign his name officially for and in behalf of the city to all deeds, bonds, bills, notes, contracts, leases and other writings to which the city is a party, when so directed by the city council.

E. General Supervision: The mayor, as chief executive officer of the city, shall exercise a general supervision over each and all the departments of the city government.

1. The mayor shall:

a. Keep the peace and enforce the laws of the city;

b. Remit fines and forfeitures;

c. Report remittances under subsection F1b of this section to the council at its next regular session;

d. Perform all duties prescribed by law, resolution or ordinance;

e. Ensure that all the laws, ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed;

f. Report to the council the condition of the city and recommend for council consideration any measures that the mayor considers to be in the best interests of the city;

g. When necessary, call on the residents of the city over the age of twenty one (21) years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality;

h. Appoint, with the advice and consent of the council, persons to fill municipal offices or vacancies on commission or committees of the municipality; and

i. Report to the council any release granted under subsection F2b of this section.

Subsection F1h does not apply to the appointment of a manager under section 1-7A-2 of this title.

2. The mayor may:

a. At any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records or documents of the city or of any officer, employee or agent of the city; and

b. Release any person imprisoned for violation of any municipal ordinance.

G. May Limit Use Of Water: In the event of scarcity of water, the mayor may, by proclamation, limit the use of water for any purpose other than domestic purposes to such extent as may be required for the public good in the judgment of the council.

H. Revision Of Ordinances: The mayor may appoint by and with the advice and consent of the council, one or more competent persons to prepare and submit to the council for their adoption or rejection, a revision of the ordinances of the city, and for the government of the city, and the compensation of such revisers shall be determined and fixed by the council and paid out of the treasury. (1962 Code §§ 1-5-1, 1-5-2, 1-5-7—1-5-11; amd. 2003 Code)