ITEM 2.1.5
CITY MANAGER' S REPORT
DECEMBER 9, 2024 CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
ITEM: APPOINTMENT OF VICE MAYOR
RECOMMENDATION: Mayor to Appoint Vice Mayor for 2025
BACKGROUND:
Chapter I " General Powers and Duties", Section F " Vice Mayor Selection", of the City Council Handbook of Rules and Procedures provides:
The Vice Mayor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a one- year term at the first meeting in December. If, in any year in which an election for Mayor of Council takes place, and the first meeting in December occurs prior to the certification of election results, then action under this section shall be delayed to the next meeting of the City Council, either regular or special."
Also as prescribed in the California Government Code § 36801:
The city council shall meet at the meeting at which the declaration of the election results for a general municipal election is made pursuant to Sections 10262 and 10263 of the Elections Code and, following the declaration of the election results and the installation of elected officials, choose one of its number as mayor, and one of its number as mayor pro tempore."
Furthermore, Chapter I " General Powers and Duties", Section E " Vice Mayor", of the City Council Handbook of Rules and Procedures provides:
In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice Mayor shall possess and perform the power and duties of the Mayor. In that capacity, the Vice Mayor shall sign ordinances and resolutions adopted in his or her presence." At this time, staff is requesting the appointment to be made by the Mayor.
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Te esa Vargas
overnment Services Director
City Clerk
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