Mayor in a metro township included in a municipal services district.
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(1) The mayor in a metro township that is included in a municipal services district:
(a) is a regular and voting member of the council;
(b) is elected by the members of the council from among the council members;
(c) is the chair of the council and presides at all council meetings;
(d) exercises ceremonial functions for the municipality;
(e) may not veto any ordinance, resolution, tax levy passed, or any other action taken by the council;
(f) represents the metro township on the board of a municipal services district; and
(g) has other powers and duties described in this section and otherwise authorized by law except as modified by ordinance under Subsection 10-3b-504(2).
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), the mayor in a metro township that is included in a municipal services district:
(a) shall:
(i) keep the peace and enforce the laws of the metro township;
(ii) ensure that all applicable statutes and metro township ordinances and resolutions are faithfully executed and observed;
(iii) if the mayor remits a fine or forfeiture under Subsection (2)(b)(ii), report the remittance to the council at the council's next meeting after the remittance;
(iv) perform all duties prescribed by statute or metro township ordinance or resolution;
(v) report to the council the condition and needs of the metro township;
(vi) report to the council any release granted under Subsection (2)(b)(iv); and
(b) may:
(i) recommend for council consideration any measure that the mayor considers to be in the best interests of the municipality;
(ii) remit fines and forfeitures;
(iii) if necessary, call on residents of the municipality over the age of 21 years to assist in enforcing the laws of the state and ordinances of the municipality;
(iv) release a person imprisoned for a violation of a municipal ordinance;
(v) with the council's advice and consent appoint a person to fill a municipal office or a vacancy on a commission or committee of the municipality; and
(vi) at any reasonable time, examine and inspect the official books, papers, records, or documents of:
(A) the municipality; or
(B) any officer, employee, or agency of the municipality.
(3) The powers and duties in Subsection (1) are subject to the council's authority to limit or expand the mayor's powers and duties under Subsection 10-3b-504(2).
(4)
(a) If the mayor is absent, unable, or refuses to act, the council may elect a member of the council as mayor pro tempore, to:
(i) preside at a council meeting; and
(ii) perform during the mayor's absence, disability, or refusal to act, the duties and functions of mayor.
(b) The council shall ensure that the election of a council member as mayor under Subsection (1)(b) or mayor pro tempore under Subsection (4)(a) is entered in the minutes of the council meeting.