§ 14-47-117 - Assistant mayor.
14-47-117. Assistant mayor.
(a) (1) The board shall also elect from its membership an assistant mayor who shall serve in such capacity for two (2) years or until his tenure of office as a director expires, whichever period may be shorter. Provided, however, that the board may, at its option, prescribe a method to rotate the assistant mayor among all or part of its membership for a term of not less than six (6) consecutive months.
(2) The assistant mayor shall not be prohibited from serving in such capacity for more than one (1) term.
(b) (1) The assistant mayor shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor.
(2) (A) If a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs, the assistant mayor shall perform the duties of mayor until a successor mayor is elected.
(B) (i) If the mayor shall be continuously absent or disabled for more than six (6) months, his office will automatically become vacant and a successor mayor shall be elected.
(ii) (a) A certificate of the city clerk or recorder, recorded in the record of the proceedings of the board, as to the absence or disability of the mayor or as to any vacancy in the office of mayor may be relied upon by all persons dealing with the municipality as conclusive evidence of the assistant mayor's authority to assume the powers of the mayor.
(b) (1) Where any such certificate is so recorded, upon the termination of the absence or disability of the mayor and the resumption by him of his official duties as such, the city clerk or recorder shall record in the records of the board a separate certificate attesting this fact.
(2) This separate certificate shall show the date of such termination of absence or disability and resumption of duties.
(c) If both the mayor and assistant mayor should be absent or disabled from performing their duties, the board may, by resolution, designate one of its members as acting mayor, to serve during the absence or disability and no longer.