Cotati City Council
Agenda Staff Report
Item type: REGULAR AGENDA (ACTION)
To: City Council
Subject: REORGANIZATION OF CITY COUNCIL FOR CALENDAR
YEAR 2025
Date: December 10, 2024
Written by: Kevin Patterson, Deputy City Clerk
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council elect a Mayor and Vice Mayor from among its members, to be effective January through December 2025.
Background
Per the City Council Rules (City Council Policy 2023-1), following the certification of the election and seating of new Councilmembers, the Mayor and Vice Mayor will be elected by a majority vote of a quorum of the City Council. The City Council shall consider the election of a Mayor and Vice Mayor for a one (1) year term at the first regular meeting in December of each year.
Analysis/Discussion
The new Mayor and Vice Mayor will assume their titles on January 1, 2025, and the new Mayor will chair the City Council meetings beginning in January. City Council appointments to City and regional bodies will follow in January 2025.
For convenience, below is a summary of the recent Mayors and Vice Mayors.
Mayor Vice Mayor Year
Laura Sparks Ben Ford 2024
Susan Harvey Laura Sparks 2023
Mark Landman Susan Harvey 2022
John Moore Mark Landman 2021
Wendy Skillman John Moore 2020
Financial Considerations
None.
Environmental Issues
The action of City Council reorganization does not constitute a project as defined by California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378; therefore, no further environmental review is required.