Mayor

Section 33.

The mayor is ex officio a member of the council, and shall preside over its deliberations when in session. He is entitled to vote in case of a tie vote of the council, except in the final passage of an ordinance. He has authority to preserve order, enforce the rules of the council, and determine the order of business, subject to such rules, and to appeal to the council. The mayor is the executive of the municipal corporation, and must exercise a careful supervision over its general affairs and its subordinate officers. It is his duty to annually, at the regular meeting of the council appointed by this act, communicate by message to the council a general statement of the condition of the affairs of this municipal corporation, and to recommend the adoption of such measures as he may deem expedient and proper, and to make such special communications to the council from time to time as he may think useful and proper. The mayor shall countersign all warrants drawn by the recorder upon the treasurer for the payment of money out of the city treasury. He shall take and approve all official undertakings which the ordinances of this city may require any officer to give, or any undertakings which may be required of any contractor for the faithful performance of his contract, and any and all bonds running to the city; and when he approves such undertakings he shall file the same with the recorder immediately. In case of the absence of the recorder or of the municipal judge from the city, or inability of either to perform the duties of the office, or in case of a vacancy in the office of recorder or of municipal judge, the mayor shall perform such duties, and shall have full power and authority to try and determine all offenses for violation of the city ordinances, the same as might be done by the municipal judge, in case he were present and acting, during such vacancy in office or inability of the recorder or municipal judge to act. The mayor shall perform such other duties and exercise such other authority as shall be provided by this act, any city ordinance, or any law of this state, or of the United States.