2.10.020 Government Organization.
(1) The municipal government of Provo City is divided into separate, independent and equal branches of government:
(a) the executive branch, which consists of the elected Mayor of the City of Provo as the chief officer and a mandatory Chief Administrative Officer, with the attendant executive and administrative offices and departments; and
(b) the legislative branch, which consists of a Municipal Council and their staff.
(2) The Mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the municipality and shall exercise the executive power of the government. The mandatory Chief Administrative Officer may administer, under the executive prerogative of the Mayor, the hereafter designated administrative departments of the City government as outlined in the Provo City Code.