AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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THE ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR.
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BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Section 302(a) of the City Charter, after the seating of newly elected Commissioners, or, in years where there are no newly elected Commissioners, at the first Commission meeting subsequent to the second Tuesday in March, provided at least four (4) members are present, the Commission shall, as the first order of business, reorganize, to wit:
1. The incumbent Mayor, or in his/her absence the Vice Mayor, shall ask for nominations for Mayor. After all nominations have been made and each nomination is duly seconded, the nominations shall be closed. The City Clerk shall then call the roll of Commission members and each Commissioner shall cast an affirmative vote for the Commission member of his/her choice. The Commissioner who receives a majority vote shall be elected Mayor.
2. In the event no Commissioner receives a majority of the votes cast on the first ballot, balloting with sequential roll calls shall continue until one Commissioner receives a majority vote.
3. Commissioners shall not nominate themselves but they may second any nomination. Only elected Commissioners shall be eligible for the office of Mayor, except that the incumbent Mayor, if having served a full term, shall not be re-elected to a successive term as Mayor.
4. In the event there is only one nominee and second for Mayor, the nominee shall be seated as Mayor.
5. If there is no Mayor or Vice Mayor seated on the new or existing Commission, a temporary Commission chairman may be elected from the incumbent members for the purpose of electing a Mayor as set forth above.
6. The newly elected Mayor shall call for nominations for Vice Mayor, and election of Vice Mayor shall be held using the same procedure and eligibility requirements as for election of Mayor.