Mayor Selection City Survey ATTACHMENT 1
City Mayor Selection Vice Mayor Selection Recent Action (If Any) Process Notes 1 Culver City Selected by Council Selected by Council
Council passed ordinance in
February 2020 that removed
policy of elevating Vice Mayor
and Mayor and made Mayor
selection a straight majority
vote.
No specific process, although a Council
Member who has held the office of Mayor
or Vice Mayor for one year shall not be
eligible for reelection to that same office
until one year has elapsed.
2 Beverly Hills Position automatically
assumed by Vice Mayor Determined by seniority, then votes 3 Claremont Selected by Council Selected by Council No specific process 4 Glendale Rotation based on seniority,
then highest votes Selected by Council
Includes language that allows council to
not appoint council member next in line if
not in the "best interest of the city"
5 Huntington
Beach
Position automatically
assumed by Mayor pro tem Determined by seniority, then votes Any City Council member who has served
as Mayor within the last four years will not
be eligible for election as Mayor pro tem
6 La Verne Selected by Council Selected by Council No specific process 7 Laguna Beach Selected by Council Selected by Council
Council considered rotation
process in December 2023, but
voted against it.
No specific process
8 Palo Alto Selected by Council Selected by Council
Council considered rotation
process in January 2023, but
voted against it.
9 Santa Monica
Rotation based on seniority,
highest votes, then coin flip
if needed.
Selected by simple majority System implemented in January 2023
10 West Hollywood Selected by Council Selected by Council No specific process 11 Downey
Mayor pro tem
automatically assumes
position of Mayor
Rotation based on seniority,
although council members elected
at the same time draw lots to
determine rotation order
12 Palm Desert
Mayor pro tem
automatically assumes
position of Mayor
Rotation based on sequential order
of districts
Adjusted policy in March 2024
as result of moving to districts
Council Member may not serve as mayor
during first year on Council.
Mayor Selection City Survey ATTACHMENT 1