HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 019-2008RESOLUTION NO. 19-2008
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
AMENDING CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON ROTATION OF COUNCIL OFFICERS
WHEREAS, Section 36802 of the Government Code requires the City of Burlingame
have a Mayor and Vice Mayor; and
WHEREAS, by Council tradition the Council has rotated the office of Mayor and Vice
Mayor annually at the second meeting in November of each year; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 117-1999 was adopted to ensure an equitable rotation of
officers amongst all persons elected to the City Council, and has served the City well; and
WHEREAS, the Council rotation at the second meeting in November during an election
year no longer works well, because the County Clerk is usually unable to certify the results of the
election by that meeting date; and
WHEREAS, having the rotation set for the first meeting in December in an election year
would allow the rotation of officers to occur at the same meeting as the seating of the elected
councilmembers,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED and DETERMINED by the CITY
COUNCIL of THE CITY OF BURLINGAME that the following amended procedure shall
govern the appointment of Council officers:
1. Rotation of the office of Mayor and Vice Mayor shall occur annually as follows:
a. At the second City Council meeting in November of each year when there is no
November general election.
b. At the first City Council meeting in December of each year when there is a November
general election.
2. The Vice Mayor shall become Mayor if eligible and a new Vice Mayor shall be
appointed from the remainder of the councilmembers next in order of position on the rotation list
described below. If the Vice Mayor is ineligible, unable, or declines to seine as Mayor, then
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councilmembers next in order of position on the rotation list described below shall fill both the
offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor.
3. As changes in Council membership occur, the rotation list shall be updated as
follows:
A. The outgoing mayor shall be placed ahead of any councilmembers newly elected in the
November general election, if any, but below all continuing and re-elected council -members
B. A newly elected or appointed councilmember shall be placed at the bottom of the
rotation list upon taking office. If more than one councilmember is elected or appointed at the
same time, the newly elected or appointed councilmembers shall draw straws to determine their
position relative to each other at the bottom of the rotation list.
C. If a councilmember declines to serve as either mayor or vice mayor when it is that
councilmember's turn to serve, the declining councilmember shall be placed on the rotation list
ahead of any councilmembers newly elected in the November general election, if any, and below
all continuing and re-elected councilmembers. If however, more than one councilmember at the
same time declines to serve as either mayor or vice mayor when it is their turn to serve, the
declining councilmembers shall be placed in the same relative order to each other as before but
below all other councilmembers on the rotation list.
4. The same process for rotation of officers contained in this resolution shall be used if
the office of mayor or vice mayor becomes vacant at a time other than the second Council
meeting in November of each year. However, if the vacancy occurs because the mayor or vice
mayor is no longer able or willing to serve in that office, the outgoing officer shall be placed
below all other councilmembers on the rotation list.
5. For purposes of this resolution, "the November general election" refers to the City
general election that has occurred on the first Tuesday of November immediately preceding the
second Council meeting for that November.
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Mayor
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I, Doris Mortensen, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 19th
day of February , 2008, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCK, DEAL, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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ty Clerk
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