Deputy mayor

Thedeputy mayor(also known asvice mayorandassistant mayor) is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official that is present in manylocal governments.

Duties and functions

Many elected deputy mayors are members of the local government who are given the title and serve asacting mayorin the mayor's absence. Appointive deputy mayors serve at the pleasure of themayorand may function aschief operating officers.

There may be within the same municipal government one or more deputy mayors appointed to oversee policy areas together with a popularly-electedvice mayorwho serves as the mayor's successor in the event the office is vacated by death, resignation, disability, orimpeachment.

In other cities, the deputy mayor presides over thecity council,and may not vote except to break ties. Like the deputy mayor in other systems, the popularly elected deputy mayor becomes an Acting Mayor in the original mayor's absence. As previously noted in some cities, this office is elected separately and does not entail the elevation by the council of one of its members to bespeaker.In some U.S. cities, the mayor and deputy mayor run together as a citywide ticket similar to how thepresidentandvice presidentrun at the national level. In other cities, particularly those withcouncil–manager governments,the council selects one of its members to be vice mayor or mayor pro tem.

United States

New York City, New York

InNew York City,there are multiple deputy mayors who handle coordination of specific policy areas where theFirst Deputy Mayorserves as the general deputy mayor for theMayor of New York City.

St. Louis, Missouri

InSt. Louis, Missouri,there are multiple deputy mayors who handle coordination of specific policy areas where the deputy Mayors serves as the general deputy's mayors for theMayor of St. Louis.

Cincinnati, Ohio

InCincinnati, Ohio,the vice mayor is appointed by the mayor from amongst the elected city council members. On November 18, 2021, then-Mayor-ElectAftab Purevalannounced that Cincinnati City Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney would serve as vice mayor once his administration assumed office in January. She was sworn in on January 4, 2022.

Israel

InIsrael,according to theLocal Authorities (Election and Term of Mayor and Deputy Mayors) Act, 5735-1975,aMayoris usually elected in "personal, general, direct, equal and secret elections", with election by a local council being made only if no candidate runs for mayor, a candidate for mayor in a single-candidate election is rejected (in Israel, unlike in the UK, if only one candidate runs he is not automatically elected, and voters would vote either for that candidate or against him), or both candidates advancing to the runoff received an equal number of votes and the tie remains unbroken after adding the number of first-round votes cast for them with the number of second-round votes cast for them. However, deputy mayors are always elected by the local council, of which one is (or, in certain local authorities two are) the Designated Acting Mayor, elected after nomination by the Mayor.

France

TheFrenchterm for deputy mayor ismaire-adjointoradjoint au maire.The first deputy mayor is calledpremier adjoint.

This term should not be confused with the other French termdéputé-maire,which refers to thedual mandateof a mayor who is also adeputyof theNational Assembly.This practice was frequent in theFrench Fifth Republic,until thelegislative electionsheld on 31 March 2017, since when a mayor cannot hold both mandates (article LO 141-1 of the electoral code).

Philippines

Manila

InManila,each congressional district has an appointed deputy mayor who coordinates the projects and activities of the elected city mayor.

Davao City

InDavao City,there is both an elected vice-mayor as a direct constitutionally mandated deputy of theMayor of Davao Cityand appointed deputy mayors. The deputy mayors are appointed to administer each ethnic minorities situated in Davao City.

Spain

In Spain, this function is performed by a"teniente de alcalde."

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, there are different types of deputy mayors.

London

Main article:Deputy Mayor of London

In London, theMayor of Londonhas a team of Deputy Mayors covering varying policy areas led by a Statutory Deputy Mayor who deputises for the Mayor in case of absence or illness.