HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 117-1999RESOLUTION NO. 117 -1999
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING 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, the Council desires to insure an equitable rotation of officers amongst all
persons elected to the City Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED and DETERMINED by the CITY
COUNCIL of THE CITY OF BURLINGAME that the following procedure shall govern the
appointment of Council officers:
1. Rotation of the office of Mayor and Vice Mayor shall occur annually at the second
City Council meeting in November of each year.
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 serve as Mayor,
then councilmembers next in order of position on the rotation list described below shall fill
both the offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor.
3. A rotation list based on seniority of consecutive years in the office of
councilmember and this resolution is established pursuant to Exhibit A.
4. As changes in Council membership occur, the rotation list shall be updated as
follows:
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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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
Mayor
I, Judith A. Malfatti, 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
i s t day of November , 1999, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
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AYES:
COUNCII_MEMBERS:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
COUNcnmEMBERS:
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GALLIGAN, JANNEY, KNIGHT, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI
NONE
NONE
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
ROTATION LIST FOR OFFICES OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
(November 1, 1999)
Mayor Mary Janney
Vice Mayor Marti Knight
Councilmember Rosalie O'Mahony
Councilmember Joe Galligan
Councilmember Mike Spinelli (Immediate Past Mayor)
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