§ 8. Mayor  


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  • The mayor presides over and facilitates council meetings, preserves order, enforces council rules, determines the order of business under council rules, votes in case of a tie, and has no veto authority. With the consent of council, the mayor appoints members of commissions and committees established by ordinance or resolution. The mayor must sign all records of council decisions and serves as the political head of the city government.