Sections:
2.24.01 Office created
2.24.02 Election
2.24.03 Duties
2.24.04 Appointment of officers
2.24.05 Salary
2.24.06 Retirement Plan
2.24.01 Office created. The office of Mayor is hereby created for the city of Mayflower, Arkansas.
2.24.02 Election. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1978 and every four (4) years thereafter, the qualified voters of the city of Mayflower, Arkansas, shall elect a Mayor for four (4) years.
2.24.03 Duties. As chief executive of the city, the Mayor shall preside over all meetings of the City Council of the city of Mayflower, Arkansas, and shall perform such duties as may be authorized or required of him by state statute or city ordinance.
2.24.04 Appointment of officers. The Mayor shall appoint, with the approval of the City Council of the city of Mayflower, Arkansas, (where such approval or confirmation is required) all officers of the city whose election or appointment is not provided for by state statute or city ordinance.
2.24.05 Salary. The rate of pay of the Mayor shall be determined by ordinance of the City Council of the city of Mayflower, Arkansas from time to time in a manner that will comply with the Arkansas Constitution. The compensation of the mayor of the city of Mayflower, Arkansas, shall include reimbursement for any and all travel expenses relative to city business including but not limited to motel and mileage expenses, and shall include the entire year of 1988. (Ord. No. 90-2, Sec. 3.)
2.24.06 Retirement Plan. The Mayor of the City of Mayflower, commencing on the first day of the fifth year of consecutive service, or the first day of a second term of office, shall be allowed to participate in the same retirement program established by the Mayflower City Council for full time employees and contributions equivalent to that which are provided to full time employees be deposited into an established fund currently being controlled by Arkansas Diamond. (Ord. No. 2012-04, Sec. 1)
That retirement benefits for the current Mayor be retroactive to the beginning of his fifth year of service that commenced on the 14th day of June 2010. (Ord. No. 2012-04, Sec. 2)
