MAYOR.
Madison General Ordinances § 3.03
in effect3.03 - MAYOR.
(1) The Mayor shall be elected on each odd numbered year for a term of two (2) years. Beginning with the 1991 Spring Election, the Mayor shall be elected every other odd numbered year for a term of four (4) years. The Mayor shall devote their entire time to the duties of the office of Mayor. The Mayor shall have the general supervision of all City officers and heads of departments in the performance of their official duties.
This is a charter ordinance and shall be effective upon sixty (60) days from passage and publication subject, however, to the referendum procedures of Section 66.0101(5), Wisconsin Statutes. ED. NOTE: Sec. 3.03(1) was repealed and recreated as a Charter Ordinance and amended to provide for four-year mayoral term pursuant to adoption by the electorate at the 1987 Spring Election of Res. No. 43,063, File No. 3885-86, amending Charter Ord. 39.
(2) The Mayor shall have the veto power as to all acts of the Council, except such as to which it is expressly or by necessary implication otherwise provided. All such acts shall be submitted to the Mayor by the Clerk and shall be in force upon the Mayor's approval evidenced by Mayor's signature, or upon the Mayor failing to approve or disapprove within five (5) days, which fact shall be certified thereon by the Clerk. If the Mayor disapproves the Mayor shall file their objections with the Clerk, who shall present them to the Council at its next meeting. A two-thirds (⅔) vote of all the members of the Council shall then make the act effective. Rules regarding referral or reconsideration of Council action on a Mayoral veto are set out in Sec. 2.21(2), MGO. (Am. by ORD-18-00027, 3-9-18)
(3) Mayor's Staff. The Mayor's staff shall consist of up to four (4) positions of Deputy Mayor, and other personnel authorized by the Common Council.
(a) The positions of Deputy Mayor shall be appointed by the Mayor, and shall not be covered by the civil service ordinances. Their terms shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor. Deputy Mayors shall assist the Mayor in the conduct of the business of the Mayor's Office and shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Mayor.
(b) Deputy Mayors shall have the same benefits as other non-represented professional employees in Compensation Group 18 as may be provided and/or modified by the Madison General Ordinances, Resolution of the Common Council, Administrative Procedure Memoranda or other official City action.
(Sec. 3.03(3) Cr. by ORD-16-00035, 3-25-16) (Sec. 3.03 Am. by Ord. 5556, 8-13-76; ORD-14-00012, 1-14-14)
Source: City of Madison, Wisconsin, Madison General Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOICH1--10_CH3OFBOEMPURE_SUBCHAPTER_3AOROFDE_3.03MAFetched: 11/1/2026