Chapter II, Section I - Corporate Authority, Mayor

Sec. 2-1-1.    Mayor; Board of Trustees.

The corporate authority of the Town of Eaton is by state law vested in a Board of Trustees, consisting of one (1) Mayor and six (6) Trustees, who shall be qualified electors residing within the limits of the corporation.

1. Four-year terms for Trustees.  At the April 4, 1972 election, six (6) Trustees shall be elected.  The three (3) candidates for Trustee receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for four-year terms, and the three (3) candidates for Trustee receiving the next highest number of votes shall be elected for two-year terms.  At the next subsequent regular election and at each regular election thereafter, three (3) Trustees shall be elected to serve four-year terms.
2. Four-year term for Mayor.  At the April 4, 1972 election, and at the regular election every four (4) years thereafter, a Mayor shall be elected to serve a four-year term.  (Ord. 304 §§1, 2, 1972)

Sec. 2-1-2.    Mayor - powers.

1. Mayor presides.  The Mayor, or in his or her absence, one (1) of the Trustees, who may be elected Mayor Pro Tem, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Trustees.
2. Mayor member of Board.  The Mayor shall be considered a member of the Board of Trustees.
3. Mayor not vote - Tie.  The Mayor shall not be entitled to vote on any matter before the Board, except in the case of a tie vote, the Mayor shall vote to break the tie.
4. Mayor - Approval of ordinances and resolutions.  Any ordinance adopted and all resolutions authorizing the expenditure of money or the entering into of a contract shall require the approval and signature of the Mayor before they are valid, except as hereafter provided.
5. Mayor - Disapproval of ordinances and resolutions.  Such ordinance or resolution shall be presented to the Mayor within forty-eight (48) hours after the action of the Board for his or her signature approving the same.  If he or she disapproves, he or she shall return such ordinance or resolution to the Board at its next regular meeting with his or her objections in writing.
6. Town Board - Override of veto.  At the next regular meeting, the Town Board shall cause the objections to the ordinance or resolution to be entered into the minutes of such meeting and, at such meeting or at the next regular meeting, shall consider the question:  "Shall the ordinance or resolution, notwithstanding the Mayor's objections, be passed?"  If two-thirds (⅔) of the members of the Board of Trustees vote in the affirmative, such resolution shall be valid and such ordinance shall become a law the same as if it had been approved by the Mayor.
7. Mayor - Failure to sign or approve.  If the Mayor fails to return to the next subsequent meeting of the Town Board any resolution or ordinance presented to him or her for his or her approval, the same shall become a valid ordinance or resolution, as the case may be, in like manner as if it had been approved by him or her.  (Ord. 372 1984)

Sec. 2-1-3.    Mayor Pro Tem.

At its first meeting following each biennial election, the Board shall choose one (1) of the Trustees as Mayor Pro Tem who, in the absence of the Mayor from any meeting of the Board or during the Mayor's absence from the Town or his or her inability to act, shall perform the duties of Mayor.

Sec. 2-1-4.    Acting Mayor.

In the event of absence or disability of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, the Trustees may designate another of its members to serve as Acting Mayor during such absence or disability.