2-1-3 Office of Mayor.
A. Election. Beginning with the election to be held at the primary election in 1998, the Mayor of the Town of Oro Valley shall be directly elected by the qualified electors of the Town. The term of office of the Mayor shall be four (4) years or until a successor is elected and sworn-in.
B. Qualification and Tenure. Pursuant to ARS 38-296, the “resign-to-run” provision, except during the final year of the term being served, no incumbent Council Member may offer their nomination for the office of Mayor. Once an incumbent formally resigns from their duty elected office, the office is declared vacant. Any person desiring to become a candidate for office shall file nomination papers pursuant to ARS 16-311(a) in order to declare candidacy for that office.
C. Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the Mayor shall include the following:
1. The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Town.
2. The Mayor shall be the Chairperson of the Council and preside over its meetings. The Mayor may make and second motions and shall have a voice and vote in all its proceedings.
3. The Mayor shall enforce the provisions of this Code.
4. The Mayor shall execute and authenticate by his/her signature such instruments as the Council or any statutes, ordinances, or this Code shall require.
5. The Mayor shall make such recommendations and suggestions to the Council as is considered proper.
6. The Mayor may, by proclamation, declare a local emergency to exist due to fire, conflagration, flood, earthquake, explosion, war, bombing, or any other natural or man-made calamity or disaster or in the event of threat or occurrence of riot, rout, or affray or other acts of civil disobedience which endanger life or property within the Town. After such declaration of such emergency, the Mayor shall govern by proclamation and impose all necessary regulations to preserve the peace and order of the Town, including but not limited to:
a. Imposition of a curfew in all or any portion of the Town.
b. Ordering the closing of any business.
c. Closing to public access any public building, street, or other public place.
d. Calling upon regular or auxiliary law enforcement agencies and organizations within or without the political subdivision for assistance.
7. The Mayor shall perform such other duties required by state statute and this Code as well as those duties required as Chief Executive Officer of the Town.
D. Leave of Office. The Mayor shall not leave the office of Mayor, ceasing to discharge the duties of Mayor, for a greater period than fifteen (15) days without the consent of the Council.
E. Failure to Sign Documents. If the Mayor refuses or fails to sign any ordinance, resolution, contract, warrant, demand, or other document or instrument requiring his signature for five days consecutively, then three (3) members of the Council may, at any regular or special meeting, authorize the Vice-Mayor or, in his absence a Mayor Pro Tempore, to sign such ordinance, resolution, contract, warrant, demand, or other document or instrument which when so signed shall have the same force and effect as if signed by the Mayor. ((O)01-22, 09/19/2001)