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 Orlando
 Code of Ordinances
 Title I. CHARTER
 Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION

  § 3. Mayor-Commissioner's Duties and Powers.  

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  • The Mayor-Commissioner shall be the executive officer of the City of Orlando and possess all the powers and duties incident thereto and shall be charged with the enforcement of all the ordinances and laws thereof and the carrying out and exercising of the powers and duties heretofore possessed by the City of Orlando, or, heretofore belonging to it; the Mayor-Commissioner shall make appointments of the Chief Administrative Officer, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, and all heads of offices and departments set forth in Section 2.35 of the Code of the City of Orlando subject, however, to a confirmation by the City Council; the Mayor-Commissioner shall appoint the members of his/her personal staff; the Mayor-Commissioner shall have direct charge of every department of the City government and shall be responsible for the proper functioning of each department; the Mayor-Commissioner shall be required to devote all of his/her time to the work and business of the City of Orlando and shall have his/her office in the City Hall and keep regular office hours in the same. Should the City Council decline to confirm any appointment made by the Mayor-Commissioner it shall be his/her duty to send in a new appointment to the Council within ten (10) days of* such rejection, and shall not again submit to the Council the name of any person rejected, except on request of a** majority of the Council. The Mayor-Commissioner shall have the right to remove any officer as provided in Section 2.05 of the Code of the City of Orlando, provided, however, that nothing in this section shall in any manner abridge the rights, powers, duties and privileges of the*** Orlando Utilities Commission. In case of the temporary disability or absence of the Mayor, the City Council may designate one of its members to act as Mayor Pro Tem; provided, however, that the City Council may also designate another one of its members to act in the capacity of Mayor Pro Tem should both the Mayor and first-designated Mayor Pro Tem be absent or temporarily disabled.

    (Laws of Fla. ch. 6739(1913), § 2; Laws of Fla. ch. 10976(1925), § 2; Ord. of 2-11-1985, Doc. #19188; Ord. of 7-18-1988, Doc. #22233; Ord. of 12-7-1992, Doc. #26218)

    *The word "of" appeared as "on" in the original act.

    **The article "a" did not appear in the original act.

    ***The article "the" did not appear in the original act.