STAFF REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
DATE: Regular Meeting of December 10, 2024
TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council
VIA: Dante Hall, City Manager
SUBMITTED BY: Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council to Nominate and Appoint a Mayor and Vice-Mayor.
BACKGROUND:
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. The City Council shall select these City Council Members 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 selection process herein shall be followed 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 2022 Election were Dion Bailey, with 5,784 votes, and Chris Kelley, with 4,246 votes.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
ATTACHMENTS:
Council Rules of Procedure
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