CHC 1980 FINAL FULL TEXT PROPOSAL AMENDMENTS

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ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE, BRANCH THE MAYOR AND STAFF AGENCIES CHAPTER .1 MAYOR Section 5-1.1. Election and Term of Office. The mayor shall be elected for a term of four years which term shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December following his election. Section 5-1.2. Qualifications. Any citizen of the Ural fj , States of America who has been a duly qualified -elector of the county for at least [three] one year[s] immediately preceding his election as mayor shall be eligible for the office of mayor. The mayor may serve for more than two terms of office but he shall not serve for more than two consecutive full terms of office. Section 5-1.3. Compensation. The salary of the mayor shall be. established by ordinance. Section 5-1.4. Powers, Duties and Functions. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the county vested with all the executive powers of the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter. He shall have the power to: (a) Exercise direct supervision over all agencies enumerated in this article and other agencies as he may deem desirable, and through the managing director supervise and coordinate all other executive agencies of the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter. (b) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council. All positions in the mayor's office shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. (c) Create positions, including position of deputy or assistant to each head of an agency where such position has not been created by this charter, for which appropriations have been made by the council and abolish positions with the consent of the council. (d) Make transfers of positions between agencies or between subdivisions of agencies subject to applicable civil service regulations. (e) Recommend to the council a pay planfor all officers and employees of the county or any of its boards and commissions, except those whose pay is otherwise provided for; provided, that the salary of any officer or employee who is exempt from the civil service laws shall be subject to approval by the council and the Mayor. (f) Submit an operating budget, an operating program, a capital budget and a capital program annually to the council. (g) Sign instruments requiring execution by the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by ordinance. (h) Make periodic reports in addition to the annual report, informing the public as to county policies, programs and operations. (i) Call special sessions of the council. (j) Veto ordinances. (k) Enforce the provisions of this charter, the ordinances of the county and all applicable laws, and exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or by ordinance. Section 5-1.5. Vacancy in Office. A vacancy in the office of mayor shall be filled by the managing director, or if the office of managing director is vacant, or during such periods as the 11