STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of December 13, 2022
TO: Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Lauren Berges, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council to Nominate and Appoint a Mayor and Vice-Mayor.
FISCAL IMPACT OF RECOMMENDATION:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
DISCUSSION:
Section 4.8 of the Council Rules of Procedure provides for the procedure of selecting the Mayor and Vice-Mayor.
4.8 City Council Leadership and Expectations: It is the policy and practice of the City Council that each year the City Council shall select a Mayor and Vice Mayor. For every election cycle, the City Council Members receiving the highest and the second highest number of votes will be identified. These City Council Members shall be selected by the City Council to rotate into the position of Mayor during the third and fourth year of their terms respectively. The Council Member receiving the highest number of votes shall serve as Mayor during the third year of his/her term and the Council Member receiving the second highest number of votes shall serve in the fourth year of his/her term. The herein selection process shall be followed in all instances unless a Council Member is denied the honor of serving as Mayor or Vice Mayor pursuant to subsection 4.8.4.
The two highest vote getters in the 2018 Election were Chris Kelley with 5,152 votes and Dion Bailey with 3,739 votes.
The two highest vote getters in the 2020 Election were Alex Walker-Griffin with 6,172 votes and Dan Romero with 5,824 votes.
The two highest vote getters in the 2022 Election were Dion Bailey with 5,784 votes and Chris Kelley with 4,246 votes.
ATTACHMENTS:
Council Rules of Procedure
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