(a) Term of office; commencement. The term of office of Mayors and Vice-Mayors shall commence at 12:00 meridian on the first Monday in January following their election, and shall expire at 12:00 meridian on the first Monday in January following the next regular general election of Mayors and Vice-Mayors.

(b) Ceremony. The oaths of office shall be taken by the respective Mayors and Vice Mayors at the time their terms commence and the Executive Director of the Mayors Council (the Council) shall organize a suitable ceremony at which such oaths of office shall be administered by a Judge of the Superior Court or an outgoing Mayor or Vice Mayor. The Council shall determine the site of such ceremony and is authorized to expend thereon not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) from its annual budget. The Council (or its authorized representative) is hereby authorized to solicit monetary and in-kind donations for the purposes of defraying the cost of the ceremony.

SOURCE: GC § 15008. Amended by P.L. 4-2:4, P.L. 20-33:1, P.L. 20-
183:3, P.L. 31-241:2 (Dec. 6, 2012).