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SECTION 24. MAYOR. The mayor shall be the executive officer of the city and shall exercise a careful supervision over its general affairs. He shall appoint the committees provided for under the rules of the council or otherwise and by appointment shall fill all vacancies in committees of the council from that body. He shall sign all approved proceedings of the council, and countersign all ordinances passed by the city council. He shall have no veto power, and shall sign all ordinances passed by the city council within three days after their passage. He shall sign all writings authorized by this charter, the laws of the state, or the council. He shall approve, with the consent of the council, all official bonds and bonds for licenses, contracts, and proposals. With the consent of the council, he shall have power to remove or suspend any appointive officer or employee of the city for any cause which he deems sufficient, and shall state the cause in the order of removal or suspension. SECTION 25. MUNICIPAL JUDGE. The municipal judge shall be the judicial officer of the city. He shall hold within the city a court known as the municipal court for the city of Sheridan, Yamhill County, Oregon. Except on non-judicial days, the court shall be open for the transaction of judicial business, as prescribed by the laws of the state. The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall be the city. The municipal judge shall exercise original and exclusive jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses defined and made punishable by an ordinance of the city and of all actions brought to recover or enforce forfeitures or penalties defined or authorized by an ordinance of the city. The municipal judge shall have authority to issue process for the arrest of persons accused of an offense against the ordinances of the city, to commit such persons to jail or admit them to bail pending trial, to issue subpoenas, to compel witnesses to appear and testify before him of any cause before him, to compel obedience to such subpoenas, to issue any process necessary to carry into effect the judgments of the municipal court, and to punish witnesses and other for contempt of the court. When not governed by ordinance or this charter, all proceedings in the municipal court for the violation of a city ordinance shall be governed by the applicable general laws of the state governing justices of the peace and justice courts. SECTION 26. RECORDER. The recorder shall be ex-officio clerk of the council, attend all the meetings of the council, and keep an accurate record of its proceedings in a book provided for that purpose. In his absence from a council meeting, the council shall appoint a clerk of the council pro tempore, who, while acting in that capacity, shall have all the authority of the recorder. The recorder shall countersign all writings authorized by this charter, the council, or the law of the state. |