HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-01-2015 Item 03 - Vice Mayor Appointment for 2016
Meeting Date: 12/1/2015
FROM: Jon Ansolabehere, Interim City Clerk
Prepared By: John Paul Maier, Assistant City Clerk
SUBJECT: VICE MAYOR APPOINTMENT FOR 2016
RECOMMENDATION
Appoint Council Member Dan Carpenter 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 eight years, Council Member Carpenter is next in line for the
opportunity to serve as Vice Mayor. The appointment of Vice Mayor for the prior nine years has
been as follows:
1. Council Member Mulholland 2007
2. Council Member Brown 2008
3. Council Member Settle 2009
4. Council Member Carter 2010
5. Council Member Ashbaugh 2011
6. Council Member Carpenter 2012
7. Council Member Smith 2013
8. Council Member Christianson 2014
9. Council Member Ashbaugh 2015
10. Council Member Carpenter (Current Recommendation)
Looking to the future, the rotation indicates that Council Member Rivoire would serve in 2017.
This practice ensures that each Council Member will serve one year of his/her four-year term in
the capacity of Vice Mayor.
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FISCAL IMPACT
There are no fiscal impacts associated with this recommendation.
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