City Clerk’s Office
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Item # 26
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
January 20, 2026
TOPIC: Selection of Mayor Pro Tem for 2026
AGENDA TITLE
Selection of Mayor Pro Tem for 2026 Pursuant to Santa Ana City Charter Section 405
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Nominate and elect one Councilmember to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for calendar year 2026.
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Santa Ana City Charter, Section 405, 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. Pursuant to this section, all members of the City Council are eligible to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for 2026, with the exception of Mayor Amezcua and Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez.
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.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Selection of Mayor Pro Tem for 2026
January 20, 2026
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Mayor Pro Tem History
Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager