Mayor
Responsibilities
The Mayor serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the executive branch of city government and holds the following responsibilities:
- Enforcing all laws and ordinances
- Exercising administrative supervision and control over all departments
- Preparing and submitting annual budgets to the City Council
- Keeping the Council fully advised of the City’s financial conditions and needs
- Recommending actions to the Council
- Hiring and terminating all employees of the city with the exception of the City Clerk/Administrator and Chief of Police
- Appointing members to the following boards and committees:
About Mayor Farnsley
Mayor Doug Farnsley was first elected as a city council member in 2021 and then elected as mayor in 2023.
The mayor has an open-door policy and welcomes feedback and recommendations from the community.