Overview
The six Council members are elected at large by the citizens of the City and serve four-year terms. The Mayor is elected separately from the Council members and serves a four-year term.
City Council
- Represents the City as its political leadership
- Adopts and amends City ordinances and resolutions
- Determines City Policies and standards of service
- Determines through the annual budget how much money is to be spent and for what purposes
- Determines what taxes are to be levied
- Approves contracts, agreements, and bids
- Appoints citizens to various Advisory Boards and Commissions
Mayor
- Is the Chief Elected Official of the City
- Presides over all meetings of the City Council
- Executes contracts and legal instruments on behalf of the City
- Votes only to break a tie of the City Council