As previously noted in some cities, this office is elected separately and does not entail the elevation by the council of one of its members to be speaker.
On November 18, 2021, then-Mayor-Elect Aftab Pureval announced that Cincinnati City Councilmember Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney would serve as vice mayor once his administration assumed office in January.
The French term for deputy mayor is maire-adjoint or adjoint au maire [fr].
This practice was frequent in the French Fifth Republic, until the legislative elections held on 31 March 2017, since when a mayor cannot hold both mandates (article LO 141-1 of the electoral code).
The deputy mayors are appointed to administer each ethnic minorities situated in Davao City.