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CITY ADMINISTRATION
MAYOR
The Mayor is elected by popular vote for a term of four years. Running
on a partisan ballot, the Mayor may be re-elected for an indefinite number
of terms. A candidate for the office of Mayor must have been a resident of
the city for a period of at least one year and must be at least 21 years of age.
The Mayor is the chief administrator of the city. The Mayor has broad
powers through the many appointments which are made.
The duties and powers of the Mayor are to:
• Execute and supervise enforcement of the ordinances of the city
and the laws of the state.
• Supervise subordinate officers and be responsible for the efficiency
of city government.
• Appoint the heads and employees of various departments of city
government and such other appointments as may be provided by
law or by city ordinance.
• Sign all bonds, deeds, and contracts.
• Fill vacancies for unexpired terms in the offices of the city except
in case of vacancy in the office of Mayor, Judge, or City Council
member.
• Approve or disapprove all ordinances and resolutions.
• Represent the city administration before the public and before
other units of government.
• Make such recommendations in writing, by message to the City
Council, as may be deemed expedient.
• Suspend or remove from office at any time any or all of such heads
of departments or other persons whether appointed by the present
Mayor or any predecessor.
• Appoint three persons to check and examine the acccounts of each
department without notice.
• Fix the salaries of appointed officials, subject to approval of the
Council.
• Issue proclamations commemorating special events.
• Veto items of an appropriation or levy measure. (The Mayor's veto
may be overriden by a two-thirds vote of the Council).
• Present an annual budget to the City Council which recommends
the amount of money to be expended by each office and department.
• The maximum salary a Mayor can receive is set by state law. The
City Council specifies the exact amount and it may not be raised
after the Mayor takes office. (Any increase in the salary of an
elected official must be adopted by the Council in the year of elections
prior to primary election time.)
AlTORNEY
The City Attorney is the legal adviser to all officials and departments
within the city government. The Attorney is appointed by the Mayor for a
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Object Description
| Title | Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government |
| Alternative Title | Your local government, Allen County; Spotlight on government |
| Creator | Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters |
| Topic | Local Government |
| Subject |
Allen County (Ind.)--Politics and government Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Politics and government Municipal services--Indiana--Allen County Municipal services--Indiana--Fort Wayne |
| Geographical Coverage |
Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County, Indiana |
| Date of Original | June 1977 |
| Time Period | 1900-1999 |
| Source | Print version: Fort Wayne-Allen County League of Women Voters. Your local government: a guide to Fort Wayne-Allen County government. 3rd ed. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: The League, 1977), 71 p. |
| Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
| Relation | 1962 (mDON barcode 30000122011996) and 1970 (mDON barcode 30000122012002) editions published under title, Spotlight on government. |
| Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
| Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
| Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
| Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from black and white, 400 dpi, 1-bit; grayscale 300 dpi, 8-bit; and color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
| Content Type | Text |
| Digital Format | text/pdf |
| Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
| Identifier | 30000122011962 |
| File Name | 30000122011962.pdf |
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| Title | Page 43 |
| Transcript | CITY ADMINISTRATION MAYOR The Mayor is elected by popular vote for a term of four years. Running on a partisan ballot, the Mayor may be re-elected for an indefinite number of terms. A candidate for the office of Mayor must have been a resident of the city for a period of at least one year and must be at least 21 years of age. The Mayor is the chief administrator of the city. The Mayor has broad powers through the many appointments which are made. The duties and powers of the Mayor are to: • Execute and supervise enforcement of the ordinances of the city and the laws of the state. • Supervise subordinate officers and be responsible for the efficiency of city government. • Appoint the heads and employees of various departments of city government and such other appointments as may be provided by law or by city ordinance. • Sign all bonds, deeds, and contracts. • Fill vacancies for unexpired terms in the offices of the city except in case of vacancy in the office of Mayor, Judge, or City Council member. • Approve or disapprove all ordinances and resolutions. • Represent the city administration before the public and before other units of government. • Make such recommendations in writing, by message to the City Council, as may be deemed expedient. • Suspend or remove from office at any time any or all of such heads of departments or other persons whether appointed by the present Mayor or any predecessor. • Appoint three persons to check and examine the acccounts of each department without notice. • Fix the salaries of appointed officials, subject to approval of the Council. • Issue proclamations commemorating special events. • Veto items of an appropriation or levy measure. (The Mayor's veto may be overriden by a two-thirds vote of the Council). • Present an annual budget to the City Council which recommends the amount of money to be expended by each office and department. • The maximum salary a Mayor can receive is set by state law. The City Council specifies the exact amount and it may not be raised after the Mayor takes office. (Any increase in the salary of an elected official must be adopted by the Council in the year of elections prior to primary election time.) AlTORNEY The City Attorney is the legal adviser to all officials and departments within the city government. The Attorney is appointed by the Mayor for a 39 |
