§ 3.05. Mayor and vice-mayor.

The mayor shall be elected as provided by chapter 10 of this charter. The vice-mayor shall be a councilman and shall be elected by a majority vote of all the members of the council, including the mayor. The mayor shall preside over the meetings of the council and shall have the same right to vote and speak therein as other members. The mayor shall not have the power of veto. He shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, the purposes of military law and the service of civil process. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of mayor, such vacancy shall be filled as provided in chapter 10 of this charter. If a vacancy shall occur in the office of vice-mayor, the council shall forthwith fill such vacancy for the unexpired term by majority vote of all the remaining members of council, including the mayor. In the absence or disability of the mayor, the vice-mayor shall perform the duties of mayor. (Acts 1956, ch. 262, § 1; Acts 1968, ch. 510, § 1; Acts 1971, Ex. Sess., ch. 166, § 1; H.B. 1682ER, § 1, 7-1-2015)