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Sec. 2.05• � Vacancies. A vacancy in the council, whether it tie in the o£rice <br />o£ a�yor or coimcilmember, shall be deemed to exist in case of the failure of aziy <br />person elected thereto to qvalify, or by reason of the death, resignation, removal <br />iY�an ofrice, ceases to reside in the city, continuous absence f2nm the city for <br />more than thxee months, or convlction of a£elor�y of az�y such person after his/her <br />election, or by xeason of the failure of aqy coi.mcilmember without good cavse to <br />per£oxm ar�y o£ the duties o£ v�embership in the council for a period of thxee months. <br />In each such case the cotmcil sha11 by xesolution declare the vacancy to exist. <br />Sec. 2.06. The Mayor's Power and Arties. Subdivlsion 1. The mayor shall preside <br />at meetings of the co�mcil and sha11 have a wte as a member. The mayor shall be <br />recogif.zed as head of the city ynvexTUnent for all ceremonial purposes, by the courts <br />Por the purpose of serving civil process, and by the governor for purposes of martial <br />law, but shall have no administrative duties. The council shall choose fYvm its <br />members the acting [m,yor who sha11 hold o£fice at the pleasure of the council. M <br />acting m�yor sha11 serve as ma,yor in the m�yor's absence and as mayor in case of the <br />mQyor's disability or absence flrom the city. <br />3ubd. 2. Consistent with the responsibillty to accept considerable leadership <br />over the general conduct of clty a£fairs, the mayor mqy study tt� operations of the <br />city �vemment and xecommend desirable chan�es and Lry�xvvements to the coi.mcil. The <br />mQyor shall also deliver messages to the cow�cil and the public, including a co�re- <br />henslve message on the state of the city as soon as practicable after the begin- <br />n1r�g of each year of h1s/her term of ofrice. <br />Sea 2.07. Salaries. 7he mnyor and coimei]members ahall receive auch cwnr <br />Et^���i <br />����°�at3on u.. .. ,.,, �he cotuiCil iri nc�:.;;��yice with state law. Arty inex�easee <br />]n auch c�mpensation shall not become effective �til after the next mud.eipal <br />election. <br />-3- <br />