(1) The Mayor shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the City;

(2) The Mayor shall be the Chairperson of the Council, and preside over its meetings. He or she may make and second motions, and shall have a voice and vote in all its proceedings;

(3) The Mayor shall execute and authenticate, by his or her signature, instruments the Council or any statutes, ordinances or this Code shall require;

(4) The Mayor shall make recommendations and suggestions to the Council as he or she may consider proper; and

(5) The Mayor shall take command of the police force of the City and govern by proclamation in the event of the threat of, or occurrence of, acts of natural disaster, riot, rout or affray sufficient to constitute great danger to the City and its residents.

(1) In areas of the City as designated by the Mayor by proclamation under the conditions set forth in this section, and within the area within all or any part of the City so designated by the Mayor, a curfew shall be in effect the hours of each day designated in the proclamation, and all persons living or residing within any designated area shall go immediately to their homes, and remain there until curfew is lifted by order of the Mayor, and all other persons not residing within the designated area shall immediately leave.

(2) During the imposition of any curfew as set forth in this section, all business establishments in the designated curfew area, having on the premises intoxicating beverages, shall be closed during the state of emergency and until the curfew is lifted.