§ 5. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of said city and it shall be his duty to preside at all meetings of the city council; to see that all meetings are conducted in a parliamentary manner, to preserve order and decorum in such meetings; to inflict such punishment upon any person guilty of contempt before said council as may be authorized by municipal ordinances; to see that all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and resolutions of the mayor and council of said city are faithfully executed and enforced; to appoint and be an ex officio member of all committees; to see that all funds are properly accounted for and that all revenues are properly and promptly collected; to inform the council from time to time of the general condition of said city and its affairs and recommend such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of such city; to cause to be inspected the records and books of account of the officers of said city and see that they are properly and correctly kept; to require such reports to be made by such officers, to the council as he may deem proper; to see that order is maintained in said city and that its property and effects are preserved. The said mayor shall exercise general supervision and jurisdiction over the affairs of the said city; shall have authority to convene the council in extra session as frequently as he may deem proper; and to do acts and things as may be proper and necessary in the proper conduct of the affairs of said city and as may be hereinafter authorized.

(1982 Ga. Laws, page 5320)