The Mayor of Gramado is the Head of Government of the town. The mayor is elected for a four-year term, allowed to seek re-election only once. The current mayor is Nestor Tissot.
Gramado has a weak mayor-council form of government and, all executive powers are vested in the person of the mayor. Gramado Town Charter sets these responsibilities (Chapter III, Section II, Article 60), among others, for the mayor of Gramado: Being the legal representatives in all lawsuits whenever Gramado is either plaintiff or defendant Appointment and firing of Cabinet members, their deputies, and every person appointed to a body connected to Town Hall Sponsoring bills as set forth by Town Charter Sign into law bills approved by Town Council Veto bills, either totally or partially Setting up bureaucracy Issuance of condemnation ordinances Drafting of appropriation bills List of mayors since Emancipation # Mayor Term Party 78 Walter Bertoluci 1955–1959 79 Arno Michaelsen 1960–1963 80 José Francisco Perini 1963–1969 81 Horst Volk 1969–1973 ARENA 82 Waldemar Weber 1973–1977 ARENA 83 Nelson Dinnebier 1977–1983 PMDB 84 Pedro Bertolucci 1983–1988 PP 85 Nelson Dinnebier 1989–1992 PMDB 86 Pedro Bertolucci 1993–1996 PP 87 Nelson Dinnebier 1997–2000 PMDB 88 Pedro Bertolucci 2001–2004 PP 89 Pedro Bertolucci 2005–2008 PP 90 Nestor Tissot 2009 – Current PP
Notes Casagrande, Gilnei. "Avenida Borges de Medeiros." gramadosite.com. 31 January 2006. 15 September 2006 . Gramado Town Charter.