Qualifying Information

The Mayor shall qualify and run for office for a term of four (4) years as hereinafter provided. She shall be a voting member of the council, the presiding officer of the council, the chief executive officer and the titular and administrative head of the Town.

The Mayor is recognized as head of the Town government for administrative and ceremonial purposes, for the purposes of service of civil process, and for purposes of military law. The Mayor shall execute all instruments to which the Town is a party unless otherwise provided by this Charter or by law. The council shall elect from its membership a Vice Mayor who shall serve as Mayor in the absence of the Mayor.