HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 138-2016 (16-785)City of South San Francisco P.O. Box 711 (City Hall,
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South San Francisco, CA
Resolution: RES 138 -2016
File Number: 16 -785 Enactment Number: RES 138 -2016
RESOLUTION MODIFYING APPENDIX IA OF THE CITY
COUNCIL HANDBOOK PERTAINING TO THE ANNUAL
REORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, the City Council directed the City Clerk and City Attorney to amend Appendix IA of the
City Council Handbook modifying the procedures pertinent to the Annual Reorganization of the City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to Appendix I set forth in Exhibit A to this resolution were arrived pursuant
to review and discussion of Appendix IA at a Special Meeting of the City Council that took place on
November 2, 2016.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco
hereby establishes that the attached modifications to Appendix IA of the City Council Handbook are
hereby adopted.
At a meeting of the Special City Council on 11/30/2016, a motion was made by Richard Garbarino,
seconded by Pradeep Gupta, that this Resolution be approved. The motion passed.
Yes: 5 Matsumoto, Normandy, Addiego, Gupta, and Garbarino
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Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor /Council Reorganization
As set forth in the City Council Handbook, the Vice Mayor is usually selected as the Mayor. The
City Council believes the community benefits by ensuring the positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor
are held at various times by all council members. The City Council also believes the experience as a
council member will assist those who ultimately serve as Mayor or Vice Mayor. To that end, the
following process is hereby adopted for the future selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor. This process
will remain in effect until modified by a subsequent City Council.
Commencing at the end of the present Mayor's term, the Vice Mayor will become Mayor and the
most senior council member who has not within the previous three (3) years served as Mayor or Vice
Mayor, will serve as Vice Mayor. This process for selection will also apply in subsequent years,
provided that a council member will first become eligible for service as Mayor or Vice Mayor once
he or she has served for two (2) years as a council member. In the event new council members are
elected in the same year, the ranking of the newly elected council members amongst themselves will
be in the order of the highest number of votes received to the lowest number. If any council member
declines a nomination during a year when they would have been eligible to be appointed as Mayor or
Vice Mayor, the next eligible council member in sequence shall be nominated for that position. The
council member that declined the nomination will then move to the bottom of the rotational order as
if they had just completed serving a year as Mayor.
Based on Councilmember Addiego's appointment as Mayor on December 7, 2015, and assuming
all current council members are re- elected, the succession according to the current policy would
be as follows:
Year
Mao
Vice -Mayor
2015 -2016
Addiego
Gupta
2016 -2017
Gupta
Normandy
2017 -2018
Normandy
Matsumoto
2018 -2019
Matsumoto
Garbarino
2019 -2020
Garbarino
Addiego
2020 -2021
Addiego
Gupta
Installation and Reorganization Meeting
Council members shall contribute to the cost of light snacks /deserts and refreshments for the
reception following the Installation and Reorganization Meeting. Each council member's
contribution shall not exceed $200. During any year in which the City Treasurer and City Clerk
are up for election, the City Clerk and City Treasurer shall each contribute up to $200 for the
cost of light snacks /deserts and refreshments for the reception following the Installation and
Reorganization Meeting. The incoming Mayor may choose to separately pay for additional
snacks and refreshments beyond those normally provided every year.
Recognition of Outgoing Mayor and/or Council Members
The Installation and Reorganization Meeting will also include recognition of the outgoing Mayor
and any outgoing council member(s). As part of the recognition, the City may provide the
outgoing Mayor and any outgoing council member(s) with a nominal gift recognizing their
service to the City.
APPENDIX 1A