REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Letter from Mayor Lisa M. Gillmor recommending Appointment of Councilmember Patricia M. Mahan as Vice Mayor
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 9, 1998, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6442 (Attachment 1), pursuant to Section 705 of the City Charter, establishing a procedure for the selection of Vice Mayor and Chaplain for a calendar year.
Per the resolution, the City Council shall select a Vice Mayor by majority vote of a quorum of the City Council. The resolution also states that the Vice Mayor shall be the Councilmember with the highest seniority in consecutive years on the Council, who has not previously served as Vice Mayor.
DISCUSSION
Councilmember Patricia M. Mahan is the Councilmember with the highest seniority in consecutive years on the Council who has not previously served as Vice Mayor.
In Mayor Gillmor's letter to the City Council (Attachment 2), she recommends that the City Council appoint Councilmember Patricia M. Mahan to the position of Vice Mayor until the appointment of a successor Vice Mayor in January 2020.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) in that it is a governmental organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect changes in the environment.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact other than staff time.
PUBLIC CONTACT
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