AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM.
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BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Section 302a. of the City Charter, after the swearing in of newly-elected Commissioners, at the second regularly scheduled Commission meeting in March, the Commission will, as the first order of business, reorganize, by appointing amongst themselves, a Mayor and a Vice Mayor to serve for a one-year term.
DISCUSSION:
Historically, the reorganization has been conducted in the following manner:
a. Nomination of New Mayor:
1. The incumbent Mayor will ask for nominations for Mayor.
2. Commissioners must not nominate themselves, but they may second any nomination.
3. After all nominations have been made, and each nomination is seconded, the nominations will be closed.
4. In the event there is only one (1) nominee and second for Mayor, the nominee will be seated as Mayor.
5. In the event that there are multiple nominees (and the nominations are seconded), the City Clerk will then call the roll of Commission members, and each Commissioner will cast an affirmative vote for the Commission member of his or her choice. The Commissioner, who receives a majority vote, will be appointed as Mayor, for a term that ends upon the following year's re-organization.
6. In the event no Commissioner receives a majority of the votes cast on the first roll call, subsequent roll calls will continue until one (1) Commissioner receives a majority vote.
7. The incumbent Mayor, if having served two (2) consecutive full terms, is not eligible to be re-appointed for a third consecutive term as Mayor.
b. Nomination of New Vice Mayor:
1. The newly-appointed Mayor will ask for nominations for Vice Mayor.
2. Commissioners must not nominate themselves, but they may second any nomination.
3. After all nominations have been made, and each nomination is seconded, the nominations will be closed.
4. In the event there is only one (1) nomi...
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