Fremont City Council Meeting: 11/21/23 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Council Referrals & Appointments
SCHEDULED
Sponsors:
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 4834) DOC ID: 4834
Updated: 10/29/2023 2:38 PM by Susan Gauthier Page 1
SELECTION OF THE VICE MAYOR - Selection of the Vice Mayor for the Period Covering November 2023 through July 2024
Contact Persons:
Name: Susan Gauthier Allen DeMers
Title: City Clerk Deputy City Manager
Div/Dept: City Clerk's Office City Manager's Office
Phone: 510-284-4076 510-494-4651
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Executive Summary: The following report is being presented to Council to appoint the Vice Mayor for the period covering November 2023 through July 2024.
BACKGROUND: Chapter 1, Section F (2) of the City Council Handbook of Rules and Procedures (Vice Mayor Selection and Duties) provides: “The Councilmember who received the highest number of votes during the previous general municipal election shall be appointed Vice Mayor for the first eight months following the next general municipal election. The Councilmember who received the second highest number of votes during the previous general municipal election shall be appointed Vice Mayor for the next eight months.
The Councilmember who received the third highest number of votes during the previous general municipal election shall be appointed Vice Mayor for the next eight months.”
DISCUSSION/ANALYSYS: Per the order of selection of Vice Mayor described above, Councilmember Yang Shao is next in line for appointment as Vice Mayor for the period covering November 2023 through July 2024, as he received the highest number of votes during the 2022 general municipal election.
FISCAL IMPACT: N/A
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: N/A
ATTACHMENTS: None.
RECOMMENDATION: By motion, appoint Councilmember Yang Shao as the Vice Mayor for the period covering November 2023 through July 2024.