Deputy Mayor

Name and surname: MIHAI NELU

Role, appointment and dismissal of the Vice Mayor
(1) The Vice Mayor is subordinate to the Mayor and, in the situations provided by law,
acts as their rightful substitute, exercising the Mayor's duties on their behalf. The Mayor may delegate some of their duties to the Vice Mayor.
(2) The Vice Mayor is elected, by secret ballot, with an absolute majority, from among the members
of the local council, at the proposal of the Mayor or the local councilors.
(3) Voting is done based on ballots. The election of the Vice Mayor is done by a decision of the local council.
(4) In the case of electing two Vice Mayors, the candidates who have obtained an absolute majority of votes are declared elected. In this case, the local council designates, by
decision, which of the two Vice Mayors will first exercise the role of the Mayor's rightful substitute.
(5) The dismissal of the Vice Mayor can be done by the local council, by decision adopted, by secret ballot, with a majority of two-thirds of the number of councilors in office, at the well-founded proposal of the Mayor or one-third of the number of local councilors in office. The dismissal of the Vice Mayor cannot be done in the last 6 months of the local council's mandate.
(6) When deliberating and adopting decisions regarding the election or dismissal of the Vice Mayor, the councilor who is a candidate for the position of Vice Mayor, respectively the Vice Mayor in office whose replacement is proposed, also participate and vote.
(7) During their term of office, the Vice Mayor retains the status of a local councilor, without receiving the corresponding allowance, and is subject to the incompatibilities specific to the position of Vice Mayor provided by Book I, Title IV of Law no. 161/2003, with subsequent amendments and additions.
(8) The term of office of the Vice Mayor is equal to the term of office of the local council. In the event that the term of office of the local council ends or the status of local councilor ceases before the normal term of 4 years expires, the term of office of the Vice Mayor also ends automatically, without any other formality.