Mayor
Under the City of Bowling Green Charter, the Mayor serves as the
chief executive officer of the City. In this capacity, he
supervises the administration of the affairs of the muncipality and
exercies control over all departments and divsions. The Charter
also designates him as the chief conservator of the peace in the
City.
Bowling Green's form of government, as described in its Charter,
is known as the "Mayor-Administrator Plan." Under this plan, the
mayor appoints a municipal administrator who serves at the pleasure of
the mayor. The municipal administrator is the principal mangerial
aide to the mayor and performs such duties as assigned by the
Mayor.
The Mayor of Bowling Green is not a voting member of the City
Council. However, every ordinance and resolution passed by the
City Council is brought before the Mayor. If the Mayor approves
the ordinance, he signs and returns it wthin 10 days of its adoption
thereby validating the legislation. The Mayor does have veto
power of legislation. The veto process is outlined in the City
Charter in Section 3.06.
To e-mail the Mayor's office, please click here.
