As a ''mediator'', the mayor has the power to act as an official third party (who may or may not be impartial), generally for conflict resolution between residents, overseeing deals and contracts, resolution of grievances, and all manners of agreements and disagreements.
As a ''population manager'', the mayor can essentially decide who is allowed to become a permanent resident of their community (migration rules), as well as assign addresses to residents, and emplacements to shop owners and facility managers. They also have the discretionary power to evict (take away residency rights) anyone for any reason, as well as banish particular individuals from their town.
As a ''treasurer'', the mayor can manage the town's financial reserves, manage the local bank, as well as set and collect taxes. Common types of taxes imposed include the ''residential tax'' (sum of money paid by residents, usually monthly, in exchange for the right to live at a particular address in the residential area), the ''commercial tax'' (sum of money paid by owners of businesses and facilities, usually monthly, in exchange for the right to use a particular emplacement as their place of business), the [[bank]]'s ''transaction fees'', and rarely, the ''toll of entry'' (sum of money paid by non-residents to be allowed to enter and visit the town).