Agenda Item No. 5
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council DATE: December 12, 2022 FROM: Matthew Bronson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: David Hale, City Attorney
SUBJECT: Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem
RECOMMENDATION
For the Mayor to appoint one member of the City Council to serve a one-year appointment as Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Grover Beach, effective immediately.
BACKGROUND
Among the duties and responsibilities that are encompassed in the position of directly-elected Mayor, and consistent with adopted City Council Resolution No. 08-18, is the power of appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem. The position is appointed for a one-year period from December to December of each year. The Mayor Pro Tem serves as the Mayor of the City in the Mayor’s absence during Council meetings and other ceremonial occasions.
The Mayor previously appointed Council Member Karen Bright to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Her term as Mayor Pro Tem officially expires in December 2022. Once the City Council adopts the Resolution declaring the election results for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election, the incoming Mayor is requested to make the official appointment of a Mayor Pro Tem, which will be for a one-year period through the first meeting in December 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact from the recommended action.
ALTERNATIVES
There are no alternatives recommended.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
The agenda was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 08-18
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RESOLUTION NO. 08-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GROVER BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM FOR SELECTION OF MAYOR PRO TEM AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 01-77 WHEREAS, Resolution No. 01-77 established a system for rotation of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem; and
WHEREAS, the voters of the City of Grover Beach have chosen to have the Mayor elected for a two-year term; and
WHEREAS, the method by which Mayor Pro Tem and the Mayor were selected as memorialized in Resolution No. 01-77 is no longer valid.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grover Beach that Resolution No. 01-77 is hereby repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Grover Beach that the system for the selection of the position of Mayor Pro Tem be as follows:
1. The term for Mayor Pro Tem shall be one (1) year, commencing at the first meeting in December of each year or on the date of the seating of a new Council in an election year.
2. The Mayor Pro Tem shall be selected by the Mayor.
3. In the event the Mayor does not complete the full term of office, the vacant office shall be filled by the Mayor Pro Tem for the balance of the remaining term.
4. In the event the Mayor Pro Tem does not complete the full term of office, the vacant office shall be filled by the same method set forth above to fill the balance of the remaining term.
On motion by Mayor Pro Tem Nicolls, seconded by Council Member Bright, and carried on the following roll-call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Council. Members Ashton, Bright, Lieberman, Mayor Pro Nicolls, and Mayor Shoals.
Council Members - None.
Council Members - None.
Council Members - None.
the foregoing Resolution was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting by the City Council of the City of Grover Beach, California this 19th day of February, 2008.
Attest: .
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DONNA L. McMAHON
CITY CLERK "
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