ARTICLE III. EXECUTIVE

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Section 1. The Chief Executive of the Lelu Town   

    Government shall be the Mayor. He shall serve a

    four‑year term. The Mayor may not serve more than

    two consecutive terms or a total of eight years. In

    the event of a vacancy in the Office of the Mayor, a

    new Mayor shall be elected by a special election and

    he shall serve out the remaining portion of the Mayor

    he replaces. Unless the remaining term is less than

    one year, he shall be appointed by the Lelu Town

    Council.  

(Section 1 amended by the 3rd Lelu Charter Commission).

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Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Mayor to execute

    and implement provisions of this Charter. ​

Section 3. The Mayor may not hold another public

    office or employment when he is holding the position

    of Mayor. ​

Section 4. A person is ineligible to become Mayor

    unless he is forty years of age, registered as a citizen

    of Lelu, residing in Lelu not less than five years

    before the election, a registered voter and has not

    been convicted of a felony without having received a

    pardon one year before election. ​

​Section 5. It shall be provided by ordinance that the

    Mayor shall prepare and present a report on the

    improvements and needs of the government to the

    Council, Executive, Judiciary and the people of Lelu

    so that they may know of the assistance needed by

    the government. ​

Section 6. If the Office of the Mayor is vacant, or the

    Mayor is unable to perform his duties due to his

    illness or other reasons, he must appoint a member

    of the staff of the Office of the Mayor who is able

    and has the qualifications for mayorship to perform

    his duties until he is able to reassume his duties. ​

Section 7. In the event the Mayor dies, is seriously ill or

    disappears and /or cannot complete his term in

    office, and if the remaining portion of that term is

    less than one year, the Chairman of the Council shall

    nominate a new person to fill and to serve the

    remaining portion of the term with the approval of

    two-thirds of the members of the Council. ​

Section 8. The Mayor shall have the power to veto a bill

    enacted by the Sroasr Masap which has been

    presented for his approval. The Mayor must inform

    the Council of his objections within twenty days after

    receiving the bill and he must return it to the Council

    no later than ten days after vetoing it with his

    objections. The Mayor shall have the power of a line

    item veto. ​

Section 9. The appointment of staff to work in the

    Office of the Mayor shall be accomplished by

    ordinance. ​

Section 10. The appointment of personnel to enforce

    the Charter and the ordinances of the Lelu Town

    Government shall be made by the Mayor with the

    approval of two-thirds of the members of the

    Council. 

Section 11. The Mayor must keep accurate records and

    protect all property, including funds of the Lelu Town

    Government. 

Section 12. The salary of the Mayor shall be prescribed

    by ordinance. The salary of the Mayor may not be

    increased during his term of office. The salary of the

    Mayor may be decreased if so required. 

Section 13. The Mayor of Lelu may be granted an authorization to borrow money for Lelu Town Government through legislative actions. The Lelu Town Council will enact ordinances to further regulate and control all Town Government borrowings.

(Section 13 Amended by Third Chater Commission)