Explain duties of Mayor.

The Mayor of a city performs the following duties:

1. The Mayor is the head of Municipal Corporation. He chairs the meetings of the Corporation. He provides executive initiative and good governance to the city.

2. The Mayor also performs ceremonial functions by virtue of being the First Citizen of the City. Hence, he escorts the various high ranking officers that come to the city and perform other duties associated with protocol.

3. The Mayor is the voice of the city. He does not represent any majority party, but represents the common will of all councillors. Accordingly, he serves as the representative of the needs and issues faced by his city on myriad platforms.