City Clerk’s Office
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Item # 25
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
January 16, 2024
TOPIC: Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2024
AGENDA TITLE
Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2024
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Nominate and elect one Councilmember to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for calendar year 2024.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
At the December 8, 2020 Special City Council meeting, the City Council decided to make the mayor pro tem position an annual appointment rather than a two-year appointment as was previous practice. At the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election, the Santa Ana electorate approved amendments to the Santa Ana City Charter, including revisions to Section 405, which now reads: “Each calendar year, at the first meeting in January, the City Council shall elect a mayor pro tem who shall act as mayor during the absence from the city or disability of the mayor, or during any vacancy in the office of mayor until otherwise filled in accordance with section 403.” Section 405 provides that all members of the City Council, other than the mayor, shall be eligible to serve as mayor pro tem regardless of their seniority or whether they have previously served as mayor pro tem, with the exception that the mayor pro tem from the previous year cannot be selected as the mayor pro tem for the next year. The mayor pro tem serves at the will and pleasure of the City Council and may be replaced by four affirmative votes of the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Mayor Pro Tem History
Election of Mayor Pro Tem for 2024
January 16, 2024
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Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager