The mayor of Austin is the official head of the city of Austin in the U.S. state of Texas. The office was established in 1840 after Austin incorporated as a city in 1839. The mayor of Austin is elected to a four-year term and limited to serving no more than two terms.[2]
Austin has a council–manager form of government which means day-to-day operations of the city are run by the city manager. The mayor is the head of city government ceremonially. The mayor is technically a member of the city council and is required to preside at all meetings. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city council, but has no veto powers.[4]
As of fiscal year 2022-2023, the salary for the mayor is set at $134,191.
Electionedit
The mayor is elected in a citywide election. Currently, elections occur every four years during even-numbered years. Elections are non-partisan and by majority, but if no candidate receives a majority a run-off election is called between the top two candidates who received the most votes.[5]
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Per city code of ordinances, if the mayor is absent or disabled, the Mayor Pro Tem is to act as mayor until the mayor returns or an election is held to fill the vacancy.[6]
The mayor is subject to recall by registered voters if a petition is signed and filed that contains the signatures of 10 percent of the qualified voters. If the petition is verified, a recall election is called at the earliest convenient available date. If the recall passes, the mayor immediately vacates office. There are two limitations to the recall process. First, no recall petition can be filed until the mayor has been in office for at least six months. Second, the mayor will not be subject to more than one recall.[7]
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The mayor of Austin is the official head of the city of Austin in the U S state of Texas The office was established in 1840 after Austin incorporated as a city in 1839 The mayor of Austin is elected to a four year term and limited to serving no more than two terms 2 Mayor of AustinFlag of the City of AustinIncumbentKirk Watsonsince January 6 2023ResidencePrivate residenceTerm lengthFour yearsrenewable onceInaugural holderEdwin WallerFormation1840Salary 134 191 1 Websiteaustintexas wbr gov wbr mayorKirk Watson took office as mayor on January 6 2023 for a second term having served as mayor from 1997 to 2001 3 Contents 1 Duties and powers 2 Election 3 Succession 4 List 5 ReferencesDuties and powers editAustin has a council manager form of government which means day to day operations of the city are run by the city manager The mayor is the head of city government ceremonially The mayor is technically a member of the city council and is required to preside at all meetings The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come before the city council but has no veto powers 4 As of fiscal year 2022 2023 the salary for the mayor is set at 134 191 Election editThe mayor is elected in a citywide election Currently elections occur every four years during even numbered years Elections are non partisan and by majority but if no candidate receives a majority a run off election is called between the top two candidates who received the most votes 5 Succession editPer city code of ordinances if the mayor is absent or disabled the Mayor Pro Tem is to act as mayor until the mayor returns or an election is held to fill the vacancy 6 The mayor is subject to recall by registered voters if a petition is signed and filed that contains the signatures of 10 percent of the qualified voters If the petition is verified a recall election is called at the earliest convenient available date If the recall passes the mayor immediately vacates office There are two limitations to the recall process First no recall petition can be filed until the mayor has been in office for at least six months Second the mayor will not be subject to more than one recall 7 List editMayors of Austin Texas Years of service MayorJanuary 1840 August 1840 8 Edwin WallerAugust 1840 1841 Thomas William Ward1841 1842 Moses Johnson1842 1843 Asa Brigham1843 1845 Joseph W Robertson1845 1847 James M Long1847 1849 Jacob M Harrell1850 1852 Samuel G Haynie1852 1853 George J Durham1853 Thomas William Ward1853 1854 William P deNormandie1854 1855 John S Ford1855 1856 John T Cleveland1856 1857 Edward R Peck1857 1858 Thomas F Sneed1858 1860 Ben F Carter1860 1863 James W Smith1863 1865 Samuel G Haynie1865 1866 Thomas William Ward1866 1867 William H Carr1867 1871 Leander Brown1871 1872 John W Glenn1872 1877 Thomas Benton Wheeler1877 1879 Jacob Carl DeGress1879 1881 William A Saylor1881 1883 L M Crooker1883 1884 William A Saylor1884 1887 John W Robertson1887 1890 Joseph Nalle1890 1895 John McDonald1896 1897 Louis Hancock1897 1901 John Dodd McCall1901 1905 Robert E White1905 1907 William D Shelley1907 1909 Frank M Maddox1909 1919 Alexander Penn Wooldridge1919 1926 William D Yett1926 1933 Paul W McFadden1933 1949 Tom Miller1949 1951 Taylor Glass1951 1953 William S Drake Jr 1953 1955 Charles A McAden1955 1961 Tom Miller1961 1967 Lester E Palmer1967 1969 Harry Akin1969 1971 Travis L LaRue1971 1975 Roy Butler1975 1977 Jeffrey M Friedman1977 February 1983 Carole Keeton RylanderFebruary 1983 May 1983 acting 8 John Trevino Jr May 1983 1985 Ron Mullen1985 June 15 1988 Frank C CookseyJune 15 1988 June 15 1991 C Lee CookeJune 15 1991 June 15 1997 Bruce ToddJune 15 1997 November 9 2001 9 Kirk WatsonNovember 9 2001 June 16 2003 Gustavo L Gus GarciaJune 16 2003 June 22 2009 Will WynnJune 22 2009 January 6 2015 Lee LeffingwellJanuary 6 2015 January 6 2023 Steve AdlerJanuary 6 2023 Present Kirk WatsonReferences edit Martin Ken September 10 2014 Budget Gives Stealth Pay Boost TheAustinBulldog org Retrieved March 11 2017 New City Council members draw term lengths during inauguration ceremony AustinTexas gov the Official Website of the City of Austin Archived from the original on November 8 2017 Retrieved November 8 2017 Austin voters elect Kirk Watson who served as mayor two decades ago to lead the city again December 13 2022 Municode Library Municode com Retrieved March 11 2017 Municode Library Municode com Retrieved March 11 2017 Municode Library Municode com Retrieved March 11 2017 Municode Library Municode com Retrieved March 11 2017 a b History of Mayors AustinTexas gov www austintexas gov Retrieved March 10 2023 What kind of mayor was Watson The Austin Bulldog Retrieved March 10 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayor of Austin amp oldid 1185940217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
