CHAPTER 05 Title 1 Mayor
CHAPTER 5
MAYOR
SECTION:
1-5-1: Powers and Duties
1-5-2: Term
1-5-3: Special Meetings
1-5-4: Ordinances and Contracts
1-5-5: Mayor May Offer Reward
1-5-6: Accounts and Reports of Officers
1-5-7: Extraterritorial Powers
1-5-8: Salary
1-5-9: Aid to Enforce Laws
1-5-10: Appointment of Committees
1-5-11: Election or Appointment
1-5-12: Declaration of Candidacy
1-5-13: Elections and Petitions for Nomination
1-5-14: Form of Petition
1-5-1:
POWERS AND DUTIES: The Mayor shall be the chief executive officer
of the City and shall have authority to hire, terminate, discipline, supervise, and control
all appointive officers and employees of the City, in the manner provided by the Code or
State law. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council and may
determine the order of business, subject to such rules as the Council may provide by
ordinance. The Mayor shall have a vote only when the vote of the Council is equally
divided at any meeting where a quorum is present. The Mayor shall have the power to
veto any ordinance, resolution, or action taken by the Council, provided the Council may
override such veto by a vote of one-half plus one of the members of the full Council. The
Mayor shall have the authority and responsibility to enforce all police ordinances and
regulations. The Mayor shall have authority to administer oaths and shall have all
powers, prerogatives, and authority conferred by ordinance, by the laws of the State,
and as may be conferred by resolution of the Council.
1-5-2:
TERM: The term of office of the Mayor shall be for a period of four (4)
years, commencing upon the issuance of a certificate of election at the first regular
Council meeting in January following his or her election. Any vacancy in the office of
Mayor shall be filled in the manner provided by State law.
1-5-3:
SPECIAL MEETINGS: The Mayor may call special meetings of the
Council, the object of which shall be submitted to the Council in writing, and the call and
object of which, as well as the minutes required to be kept by law, shall be entered in the
journal of the City Clerk.
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1-5-4:
ORDINANCES AND CONTRACTS: The Mayor shall execute all
ordinances, resolutions, and contracts approved by the Council, including deeds, bonds,
warrants, and other agreements to which the City is a party.
1-5-5:
MAYOR MAY OFFER REWARD: The Mayor may offer a reward not
exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) for the arrest and conviction of any person
who violates this Code.
1-5-6:
ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS OF OFFICERS: The Mayor may require
any officer or employee of the City to exhibit all accounts, files, or other papers
pertaining to such office or employment and to report to the Council in writing regarding
any subject or matter pertaining thereto.
1-5-7:
EXTRATERRITORIAL POWERS: The Mayor shall have the following
extraterritorial powers over all persons, places, and activities located outside the
corporate boundaries:
(A) To prevent, remove, and abate nuisances located within three (3) miles of the
corporate boundaries, at the expense of the person causing or maintaining the
same and to exercise all powers conferred upon the City, pursuant to Idaho Code
Section 50-334.
(B) To enforce all health and quarantine laws and ordinances against any person or
placed located within five (5) miles of the corporate boundaries.
(C) To enforce all laws and ordinances regulating or prohibiting the loading, storage,
and transportation of hazardous materials or chemicals within three (3) miles of
the corporate boundaries.
(D) To extend the City street lighting system for a distance of no greater than two (2)
miles outside the corporate limits.
(E) To enforce all platting, zoning, street, and surface drainage ordinances
applicable within one (1) mile of the corporate limits, to the fullest extent
permitted under Idaho Code Sections 50-1306, 50-1330, and 67-6526.
(F) To enforce all ordinances and to exercise all police powers conferred upon the
City, except taxation, regarding offenses committed within one (1) mile of the
corporate limits, to the fullest extent permitted by Idaho Code Section 50-606.
1-5-8:
SALARY: The Mayor shall receive a salary of $15,000.00 annually,
payable in monthly installments of $1,250.00 per month.
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1-5-9:
AID TO ENFORCE LAWS: The Mayor may call on every citizen residing
in the City over the age of twenty one (21) years and under the age of fifty (50) years to
aid in enforcing the laws.
1-5-10:
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES: The Mayor may appoint
committees from among the members of the Council to assist in the management and
administration of the City. Each committee shall consist of two (2) or more members of
the Council.
1-5-11:
ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT: The Mayor shall be elected at large or
appointed in the manner provided by law. Any candidate seeking election to the office of
Mayor shall file a declaration of candidacy as provided by this chapter. At any general
election, the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for mayor shall be declared
the winner.
1-5-12:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY: Each candidate shall file a
Declaration of Candidacy with the City Clerk before any Petition of Candidacy is signed
or circulated. The declaration of candidacy shall be accepted only on a designated form
provided by the City Clerk. Any candidate seeking election to the office of Mayor shall
file their candidacy for one (1), and only one (1) elected office per election year. The
candidate shall meet all other qualifications for the office of Mayor, as required by law.
All nominating petitions must contain, at the time of initiating circulation of a petition, the
designation for the office of Mayor. The form must be in the same format and font as the
remainder of the petition and may not be added or changed after the petition is
circulated. Only petition forms designating that the candidate is being nominated to the
office of Mayor, and provided by the Ammon City Clerk, will be accepted by the City
Clerk. The name of the candidate must be disclosed at the time of obtaining the petition
from the City Clerk. No candidate shall circulate petitions for more than one elected seat
in any election cycle. Any petition not containing such designation for the office of
Mayor, in the manner herein required, shall be null and void.
1-5-13:
ELECTIONS AND PETITIONS FOR NOMINATION: All elections shall
be non-partisan in nature and shall be conducted in the manner provided in Chapter 4,
Title 50, Idaho Code. Candidates for election to the office of Mayor shall accompany the
Declaration of Candidacy with (1) a Petition of Candidacy signed by not less than five (5)
registered qualified electors; or (2) a nonrefundable filing fee of forty dollars ($40.00),
which shall be deposited in the City treasury. A qualified elector may not nominate more
persons than the number of seats up for election. Any signatures made in violation of
this section shall be void for all petitions signed in violation of this section.
1-5-14:
FORM OF PETITION: Petitions of Candidacy shall be in submitted in
and on the Petition of Candidacy form as provided by the City Clerk.
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