HomeMy WebLinkAbout7463RESOLUTION NO. 7463
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA
ESTABLISHING THE ROTATION FOR THE MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO
TEMPORE
WHEREAS, Section 404 of the Charter of the City of Arcadia currently requires the
City Council to select a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore annually by majority vote of the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 7451, the City Council has proposed an
amendment to the City Charter, which the City's voters may adopt by approving Measure
CA at the November 8, 2022, election, and
WHEREAS, if adopted by the voters, the amendment will modify Section 404 of
the Charter to require that the offices of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore shall be filled
automatically by rotation among the Councilmembers with each serving a term of
approximately nine (9) and one-half (1/2) months; and
WHEREAS, if adopted by the voters, the amendment to Section 404 will direct the
City Council to establish implementing procedures to enable the automatic rotation of
offices; and
WHEREAS, in anticipation of the voters potentially approving Measure CA, the
City Council now desires to establish procedures to implement the revised Section 404
so that the Mayoral rotation will be in place when the new City Council is seated; and
WHEREAS, the revised Section 404 delegates the responsibility to the City
Council to determine appropriate implementing procedures for Mayoral rotation, which
includes the power to consider such matters as the order of rotation, procedures for
resignation or vacancy, and grounds for removal; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that such procedures set forth below are
consistent with the City Council's proposed revisions to Section 404 of the Charter.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Arcadia as
follows:
SECTION 1. Mayoral Rotation. The office of Mayor shall automatically rotate
among the five City Council Districts in the following order:
District 4 (December 2022)
District 1 (September 2023)
District 5 (July 2024)
District 2 (April 2025)
District 3 (February 2026)
Reorganization of the City Council shall take place at a regular City Council
meeting in the respective month noted above. The rotation shall be in the same order for
each subsequent four-year cycle.
SECTION 2. Mayor Pro Tempore. The City Council Member representing the
District that is next in line to be Mayor shall serve as Mayor Pro Tempore.
SECTION 3. ResignationNacancy. If a City Council Member declines to take the
office of Mayor or resigns from the office of Mayor, or if there is a vacancy in the District
that is to serve as Mayor, then the City Council shall select one of its members, by a
majority vote, to serve as Mayor for the remaining portion of that 9Y2 month term. A Mayor
selected by the City Council shall continue to hold office for the remainder of the 9Y2
month term regardless of whether a new Council Member is appointed or elected to fill
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the vacancy. If the City Council cannot reach a majority vote on selecting a Mayor, the
Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve as Mayor.
The terms of this Section 3 shall also apply to the office of Mayor Pro Tempore.
SECTION 4. Removal. If a City Council Member serving as Mayor or Mayor Pro
Tempore fails or refuses to perform the duties of office, or receives a formal censure from
the City Council, then a supermajority vote of four-fifths (4/5) of the total City Council
members may remove the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore from the respective office. A
simple majority shall then select a different City Council Member to serve as Mayor or
Mayor Pro Tempore for the remainder of that 9'/2 month term.
SECTION 5. Modifications. The City Council may, by resolution, modify the
implementing policies set forth herein.
SECTION 6. Effective Date, This Resolution shall become effective on
December 1, 2022.
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Passed, approved, and adopted this 4th day of October, 2022.
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Mayor of the pity of Arcadia
ATTEST:
Ci Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 7463 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 10th day of October, 2022 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Danielson, Tay, Verlato, Cheng, and Beck
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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