HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/01/2009, A1 - VICE MAYOR APPOINTMENT FOR 2010 council
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FROM: Shelly Stanwyck, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Elaina Cano, City Clerk f,6'
SUBJECT: VICE MAYOR APPOINTMENT FOR 2010
RECOMMENDATION:
Appoint Council Member Andrew Carter as Vice Mayor to serve a one-year term commencing
upon appointment.
DISCUSSION
Section 408 of the City's Charter requires that the Council elect one of its members to serve in
the position of Vice Mayor.
Section 3.2 of the Council Policies and Procedures provides that the appointment of the Vice
Mayor shall be for a one-year term, that the appointment shall be made on a rotational basis, and
that the appointment shall go to the next senior member. This practice ensures that each Council
Member will have an opportunity to serve as Vice Mayor during his or her term.
Following current Council policy of rotating the Vice Mayor position, and consistent with
Council practice over the past six years, Council Member Carter is next in line for the
opportunity to serve as Vice Mayor. Vice Mayor appointments for the prior six years have been
as follows:
Council Member Schwartz- 2004
Council Member Ewan-2005
Council Member Settle -2006
Council Member Mulholland—2007
Council Member Brown—2008
Council Member Settle-2009
Because Council Member Ashbaugh and Council Member Marx were both elected in 2008 and
their terms will expire in 2012, there is no precedent as to which of the two will serve as Vice
Mayor in 2011 and which will serve as Vice Mayor in 2012. A simple way Council could
address this issue at this time, is that they direct the Mayor to draw names to determine which
year each will serve as Vice Mayor. Alternatively, the Council Members could determine which
one would like to serve as Vice Mayor in which year.
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