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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_0000_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING SECTION 2 . 02 . 020 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE FOR THE CITY OF REDLANDS WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of Redlands ("this City Council") that each member elected to the Council is equally qualified and deserving to hold the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore; and WHEREAS, this City Council has determined that each councilmember should be given an opportunity to be appointed to the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Redlands; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands has further determined that it is in the best interest of the City to rotate, annually by councilmember on a seniority basis, the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redlands does ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 2 . 02 . 020 of the Redlands Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "2 . 02 . 020 Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore--terms of office. A. The opportunity to serve as Mayor shall be granted to the councilmember holding the highest seniority on the City Council. The opportunity to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore shall be granted to the councilmember holding the second highest seniority on City Council . Thereafter, such positions shall rotate annually to the remaining councilmembers in descending order of seniority. In the event of equal seniority between qualifying councilmembers, priority shall be granted to the councilmember receiving the greatest percentage of votes in the last election. B. "Seniority" means preference in position granted to the councilmember with the greatest length of consecutive service on the City Council . C. A councilmember, upon the opportunity to serve as Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore, may waive his or her position in the rotation. _2- GP516674 D. The procedure set forth above shall commence and be effective on , 1990. 1, Section 2 . The Mayor shall sign this ordinance and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and shall cause it, or a summary of it, to be published once in the Redlands Daily Facts, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City, and thereafter, this ordinance shall take effect in accordance with law. Mayor, City of Redlands ATTEST: City Clerk City of Redlands -3- GPS16674 I, Lorrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of A, 1990, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: City Clerk, City of Redlands -4- GPS16674