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DREAM EXTREME
REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROBERT A. BRADY
CITY MANAGER
DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2008
SUBJECT: ANNUAL REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SELECT
THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM
BACKGROUND
City Council Policy No. 200 -4 provides direction regarding the selection of the Mayor
and Mayor Pro Tem for the City Council. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are selected
annually by the City Council to serve a one -year term. The selection of the Mayor and
Mayor Pro Tem is to occur during the first regular City Council meeting in December
each year.
DISCUSSION
The procedural format for the selection of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem is for the
current Mayor to yield the chair to the City Clerk (in this case the interim City Clerk) who
opens the floor to nominations. Upon closing the nominations and taking a roll call vote,
the interim City Clerk will declare the Council Member selected to serve as Mayor by
majority vote. The newly selected Mayor will assume the chair and will preside over the
selection of a Mayor Pro Tem.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the City.
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
1) Yield the chair to the interim city clerk to open the floor to nominations for
the office of Mayor, receive nominations, close the nominations and
conduct a roll call vote; and
2) The newly selected Mayor assumes the chair and opens the floor to
nominations for the office of Mayor Pro Tem, receive nominations, close
the nominations and conduct a roll call vote.
Prepared by: Carol Cowley
Interim City cler
Approved by: Robert A. Brad
City Manager
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