The Mayor's Duties:
- Chief executive of the City
- Preside over Council Meetings
- Carry out duties required by ordinance or state statute
- Setup public hearings and publish notices
- Appoint Department Directors
- Serve as an ex-officio member for each committee
- Present the Council with an annual budget
- Make purchases of all supplies, apparatus, equipment, materials and
other things requisite for public purposes for the city of Mountain
Home. ( $20,000.00 and under )
- The Mayor, or his duly authorized representative, may approve for
payment out of any funds previously appropriated for that purpose, or
disapprove any bills, debts or liabilities asserted as claims against the
city, when funds on hand are adequate to pay such bills, debts or
liabilities
- Sell or exchange any municipal supplies, materials or equipment
without competitive bidding if such supplies, materials or equipment
have a value of less than Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00)
- Declare emergencies
- Appoint Planning Commission members