Agenda Item: 11
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: April 9, 2019
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF MAYOR SELECTION PROCESS
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Kenneth W. Striplin
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
At the January 8, 2019, City Council Meeting, Mayor McLean proposed that, “Council adopt, within the Norms and Procedures, a rotation policy stating that each elected City councilmember shall have a turn to serve as mayor pro tem for one year and then serve as mayor in the subsequent year. Have this enacted as of the second Tuesday of December, 2019, beginning with the current Mayor Pro Tem Cameron Smyth rotating into mayor and Councilman Bill Miranda becoming the mayor pro tem. Then in the following years, the councilperson who has not served as mayor pro tem for the longest period of time will be named mayor pro tem to rotate to becoming mayor in the next year and so on.”
In December 1988, the City’s first Council adopted a policy of rotating the role of mayor between each of the councilmembers on an annual basis in December, based on the highest number of votes achieved. At the regular City Council meeting on April 13, 1999 (agenda item attached), the City Council voted to change the process for the selection of mayor and mayor pro tem, to be decided by a majority vote of the City Council.
In reviewing other cities’ selection process, there does not appear to be a consistent model. The options include a majority selection process, automatic rotation based on the number of votes received during an election, or an automatic rotation based on seniority.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
April 1999 Mayor Rotation Agenda Item