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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
Effective Date:
City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No.
RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND RULE 2 OF THE
COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE RELATED TO THE
ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT
WHEREAS, on May 9, 2013, Council adopted the Rules of Procedure of the City Council in Resolution No. 2013- 65, to establish rules for the conduct of its proceedings; and
WHEREAS, Council has amended the Rules of Procedure from time to time to account for changes in practice or to clarify and conform to existing practice; and WHEREAS, Council now wishes to amend Rule No. 2 to clarify that the selection of Council President and Vice President shall be on a strictly rotational basis; and WHEREAS, the proposed changes are in the interest of the Council’s conduct of business of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
1. Rule No. 2 , Election of Council President and Vice President , shall be amended as follows:
a. The officers of the Council shall consist of the President of the Council (Council President) and Vice President. A
Councilmember must have served on the Council for at least one year immediately preceding the selection to be eligible to serve as Council President. No Councilmember shall be
eligible for two consecutive terms as Council President. Each year at the first meeting in January, the Council shall select a Council President and Vice President [strictly] on a rotational basis.
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b. The Councilmember who served as Vice President the
previous year shall serve as Council President. The
Councilmember whose District Number immediately follows that of the Council President, by increasing numerical order, shall serve as Vice President. The Vice President is identified as Acting President in the Charter. However, the Council, by majority vote, may vary from the rotation.
c. Whenever the office of Council President or Vice President rotates to a Councilmember who is not eligible to hold office or who desires not to serve, the office shall rotate to the next eligible Councilmember by Council District, in increasing numerical order. Any vacancy in office shall also be filled in the same fashion, by rotating the office to the next eligible Councilmember by Council District, in increasing numerical order.
2. The Council Rules shall be adopted as revised and attached as Exhibit A.
The procedures are in addition to, and not in place of, applicable ordinances and statutes.
In the event of conflict between any part of this resolution and applicable ordinances and statutes, the latter shall govern.
3. This resolution shall become effective and in full force upon final passage. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD B. STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2023.
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
ABSTAIN :
TODD B. STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ANDREW JANZ
City Attorney
By:
Raj Singh Badhesha Date
Chief Assistant City Attorney
Attachment: Exhibit A