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(a) The mayor shall preside at meetings of the council and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are or may be conferred and imposed upon him or her by the state constitution, statutes, the Charter or this Code. He or she shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, by the courts for serving civil processes and by the government for the purposes of military law.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and upon authorization by a majority vote of the members of council voting thereon, the mayor shall execute:

(1) All leases and conveyances of public utilities, public buildings, or any interest in real property by the City; provided, however, that the city shall not sell or convey any lands granted to, or purchased for use and used by the city for park purposes, without a majority vote of the City's registered electors at a special or regular municipal election;

(2) All intergovernmental agreements to which the City is a party; and

(3) All bonds or other obligations evidencing an indebtedness of, or a borrowing of money by the City.

(c) The mayor is authorized to execute releases of easements upon the recommendation of the city engineer that such easements are no longer needed.

(d) At the first meeting of the council following every regular municipal election, the council shall choose by a majority vote for a term of one year one of its members as mayor pro tem. The mayor pro tem shall perform the duties and responsibilities of mayor in the absence of the mayor and such other powers and duties as shall be conferred and imposed upon him or her by ordinance. (Code 1979, § 21-16; Ord. No. 2001-27, § 1, 6-11-2001)

Charter reference: Mayor and mayor pro tem, § 3-2.