List of mayors of Lincoln, Nebraska

Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska
since May 20, 2019
TypeMayor
Term lengthFour years
Formation1871
First holderHumphrey D. Gilbert (de facto)
William F. Chapin (official)
Websitehttps://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor

The Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska is the head of the government of Lincoln, a city located in the State of Nebraska in the United States. The mayor is vested with the executive and administrative power of the city of Lincoln and is the ceremonial head of its government.[1]

The Lincoln mayor is elected every four years on the first Tuesday in May of every other odd-numbered year.[2] The mayor, along with newly elected city council members, takes office on the second Monday after the first Tuesday in May (election day).[3] Due to an amendment of the Lincoln City Charter passed by the voters in November 2018, the Lincoln mayor is limited to only serve a maximum of three consecutive terms in office.[4][5] To date, Chris Beutler is Lincoln's longest serving mayor, having held the office for 12 years.[6] As happened last in 1998, if a vacancy occurs in the mayoral office, the vacancy is filled by majority vote of the Lincoln City Council.[7]

Among the powers and responsibilities of the mayor as specified by the Lincoln City Charter are these: to supervise all city departments and agencies, to enforce the city charter and ordinances, to submit an annual city budget to the city council and approve large purchases, to promote the commercial and industrial growth of the city, and to appoint the heads of all city departments with the approval of the city council and appoint other city officers, employees, and members of boards and commissions.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Lincoln City Charter, Article IV, Section 12". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lincoln City Charter, Article IV, Section 1". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lincoln City Charter, Article IV, Section 11". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference charter_a3_s4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Nancy Hicks (November 7, 2018). "Beutler can't run again". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference beutler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Lincoln City Charter, Article IV, Section 19". City of Lincoln, Nebraska. Retrieved April 1, 2023.