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RESOLUTION NO 2006-084
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO AMENDING THE METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THE
SYSTEM FOR ROTATION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 36801 provides that the Mayor and Mayor Pro
Tem of a general law city is selected by a majority vote of the City Council, and
WHEREAS, said Government Code section does not require nor provide for any particular
procedure for selecting the mayor; and
WHEREAS,the Atascadero Municipal Code does not provide a procedure for selecting the
mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem, and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 2003-055 to provide a method for the
selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, and
WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to amend Resolution 2003-055 to provide that no first
year Council Members may serve as Mayor
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero
wr that any inconsistent prior resolution is hereby repealed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Atascadero that the
system for the selection of the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem is as follows
1 The term for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem shall be one (1) year, commencing at the first
meeting in December of each year or on the date of the seating of a new Council in an election year
All Council Members shall be eligible to serve as Mayor except Council Members serving their first
year on the Council. All Council Members shall be eligible to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
2 If the Mayor Pro Tem for the preceding year is a member of the Council, the Mayor Pro
Tem shall be selected as the new Mayor
3 If the Mayor Pro Tem for the preceding year is not a member of the Council, the Mayor
shall be the Council Member having the greatest seniority on the Council in terms of consecutive
years of service. When more than one Council Member is eligible for the office of Mayor according
to seniority, the Council Member who received the highest number of votes for the most recent
election of each Council Member shall be selected as Mayor No Council Member shall serve more
than one term within a four-year period unless another member of the City Council declines the
office or no other Council Members are eligible to serve as Mayor No Council Member may serve
as Mayor more than one term consecutively or serve a second term unless all eligible Council
Members have decline the office
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4 The first criteria for selection of the Mayor Pro Tem shall be a Council Member who has
not previously served as Mayor When more than one Council Member has not previously served as
Mayor,then from such Council Members,the Council Member with the greatest seniority in terns of
consecutive years of service shall be selected. If there is more than one Council Member eligible
according to seniority,the Council Member who received the highest number of votes for the most
recent election of each Council Member shall be selected as Mayor Pro Tem. No Council Member
shall serve more than one term as Mayor Pro Tem until all of the Council Members have served or
declined to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
5 In the event the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem does not complete the full term of office, the
vacant office shall be filled according to the rotation criteria set forth above to fill the balance of the
vacant term and the subsequent term.
AYES Council Members Clay, Luna, Pacas and Mayor O'Malley
NOES None
ABSENT One Vacancy
ADOPTED August 8, 2006
C TY OF ATASCADERO
Tom O'Malley, Mayor
Attest:
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Marcia,McChzre Torgerson, C.M.0
City Clerk
APPROED AS TO FORM.
Patrick L. Enright "
City Attorney