1500 Warburton Avenue ● Santa Clara, CA 95050 ● Phone: 408-615-2200 ● Fax: 408-241-6771 ● www.SantaClaraCA.gov Mayor
Lisa M. Gillmor
Councilmembers
Kathy Watanabe, District 1
Raj Chahal, District 2
Karen Hardy, District 3
Kevin Park, District 4
Suds Jain, District 5
Anthony J. Becker, District 6
January 11, 2022
Santa Clara City Council
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Dear City Council:
On January 15, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 19-8650, pursuant to Section 705 of the City Charter, to establish a procedure for the selection of Vice Mayor (Mayor Pro Tempore) and Chaplain for a calendar year.
Per the resolution, the City Council shall select a Vice Mayor by a majority vote of a quorum of the City Council, with the selection scheduled to take place at a City Council meeting at the beginning of each calendar year and that the most recent outgoing Vice Mayor shall serve as Chaplain. As the most recent outgoing Vice Mayor and per the procedure established by Resolution No. 19-8650, Vice Mayor Raj Chahal is eligible to serve as Chaplain.
It is my honor to recommend that the City Council appoint Vice Mayor Raj Chahal to the position of Chaplain for approximately one year until the appointment of a successor Chaplain in January 2023. Vice Mayor Raj Chahal was elected to the Santa Clara City Council in November 2018 and previously served on the City’s Planning Commission, International Exchange Commission, and Charter Review Committee. With his experience serving the City in multiple capacities, I am confident that he will capably fulfill the duties of Chaplain.
Sincerely,
Lisa M. Gillmor
Mayor
City of Santa Clara