CITY OF SANTA CLARITA POLICY/PROCEDURE
SUBJECT
NUMBER I-1
RIGINAL ISSUE
EFFECTIVE ANNUAL MAYOR'S ROTATION
December 22, 1988 December 22, 1988
CURRENT ISSUE EFFECTIVE CATEGORY
SUPERCEDES LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS
(CITY COUNCIL)
STANDARD MANAGEMENT PROCEDURE
I. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is two fold:
1. To enunciate the City Council policy for the rotation of Mayor; and
2. To foster a cooperative spirit among Councilmembers by depoliticizing the selection of the position of Mayor.
II. GENERAL
It is the declared policy of the City Council to rotate the position of Mayor at the end of each calendar year. The rotation is to take place the second meeting in December. The order of rotation is based on the highest number of votes achieved beginning with:
Howard McKeon
Jan Heidt
Jo Anne Darcy
Carl Boyer
Dennis Koontz
These current Councilmembers supercede a newly elected
Councilmember who may achieve a higher number of votes.
In the event of two or three new Councilmembers being elected, the new Councilmembers will be rotated through the Mayor's posițion based upon the highest number of votes achieved following the above noted priority list.
III. AUTHORITY
Adopted by City Council December 22; 1988.
Ellarsatho
George Caravalho
City Manager