Vermont § 116 - Duties generally The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City

§ 116. Duties generally The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City

• . The Mayor shall use his
  or her best efforts to see that the laws and City ordinances are enforced and that
  the duties of all subordinate officers are faithfully performed. The Mayor shall take
  care that the funds of the City are properly expended, and shall recommend to the
  consideration of the City Council whatever measures the Mayor may deem necessary for
  the prudent and efficient management of the affairs of the City. The Mayor shall also
  be the Chief Conservator of the Peace and Safety of the City and as such is empowered
  to control and direct the police force, in case of riot, insurrection, or other emergency,
  when the Mayor may take command of the whole police force, including the Chief Executive
  thereof, and may for the occasion appoint and commission as many special police officers
  as the Mayor may deem necessary, who shall have all the powers of regular members
  of the police force. Any emergency as provided for in this section shall not be construed
  to be the operation of the police force in its routine duty. The Mayor shall serve
  as a voting member of the Local Control Commissioners. The Mayor shall have those
  powers of a justice of the peace in the State of Vermont with respect to the performance
  of marriage and/or civil unions. The Mayor, commencing on the first Monday in June
  2002, shall appoint all City department heads who were heretofore appointed by City
  commissions, with the exception of the Superintendent of Schools, who shall continue
  to be appointed by the Board of School Commissioners. Such appointments shall be subject
  to confirmation by a majority of the membership of the City Council. The appointment
  by the Mayor to the position of City officer or department head shall be on the basis
  of professional competency and/or meritorious performance relating to the duties of
  the position. In making department head appointments and in evaluating their performance,
  the Mayor shall consult with the applicable City commission. At least two applicable
  commissioners chosen by the chair shall be invited to participate in interviews for
  department head selection. The full applicable commission shall formally participate
  in the annual evaluation of a department head and shall make a formal recommendation
  to the Mayor concerning the reappointment of a department head. Department heads shall
  have such administrative, personnel, and managerial authority as shall be delegated
  to them by the Mayor. (Amended 2009, No. M-17 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 24, 2010; 2019, No. M-6, § 2, eff. May 23, 2019.)