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15 CHARTER Art. IV, Sec. 5 <br />ACTICLE IV <br />THE MAYOR <br />SECTION 1. TERM. <br />The Mayor shall be elected for a term of four years commencing on the first day of January <br />next following such election, and shall serve until the Mayor's successor is duly elected and <br />qualified. (Amended 11-2-04.) . <br />SECTION 2. QUALIFICATIONS. <br />The Mayor shall have physically resided and been a qualified elector of the Municipality <br />for at least three (3) continuous years immediately preceding the Mayor's election and shall <br />continue to physically reside in and be a qualified elector of the Municipality throughout the <br />Mayor's term of off'ice. The Mayor shall not hold any other elected public office or other <br />employment, with Mayfield Village, but may be a notary public, a member of the State militia or <br />reserve corp of the United States, unless otherwise prohibited by this Charter. <br />(Amended 11-4-86.) <br />SECTION 3. JUDICIAL POWERS. <br />The Mayor shall have all the judicial powers granted to Mayors by the laws of Ohio. <br />SECTION 4. LEGISLATIVE POWERS. <br />The Mayor shall attend Council meetings, but shall have no vote therein except in case of <br />a tie vote of the members of Council, and in the case of any such tie, the vote of the Mayor shall <br />for all purposes be deemed equivalent to a vote of a member of Council. He shall have the right <br />to recommend and introduce legislation, and to take part in the discussion of all matters coming <br />before Council. <br />SECTION 5. EXECUTIVE POWERS. <br />(A) The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the Municipality. Except as may <br />otherwise be provided in this Charter, the Mayor shall: <br />(1) Supervise the administration of the Municipality's affairs; <br />(2) Except for committees of Council, appoint such committees and their <br />chairman as the Mayor deems necessary, subject to confirmation by a <br />majority vote of the members of Council, and exercise control over all <br />committees and departments of the Municipality, except Council and <br />committees thereof; <br />(3) Be the chief conservator of the peace within the Municipality and cause all <br />laws and ordinances to be in force therein; <br />2006 Replacement