HomeMy WebLinkAbout8508RESOLUTION NO. 8508
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS FOR THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR
AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE AND THEIR RESPECTIVE TERMS OF
OFFICE AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 8414
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2022, the City Council discussed potential changes to the
selection process by which the council selects the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore; and
WHEREAS on January 17, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2953
amending Chapter 2.02 of the Redlands Municipal Code and Resolution 8414 amending the
procedure for selecting the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 8414 amended the process by which the City Council selects
the next Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore and introduced a seniority -based rotation for these
positions; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Council to repeal Resolution No. 8414 and to
adopt Resolution No. 8508 to restore the language and the process that existed in former Chapter
2.02 describing the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore Selection Process to that which existed
previously; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of Resolution No. 8508 restores the process for selecting the
Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore to a nomination selection process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36801, the City Council shall meet after
each general municipal election and choose one of its members as Mayor, and one of its
members as Mayor Pro Tempore by way of council member nomination. The terms of office of
the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore shall be for (2) years, except as provided in Section 2, and
Section 3.
Section 2. In the event of the terms of the Council member are shortened or extended, as a
result of any change in the election date for City Council members, the terms of the Mayor and
Mayor Pro Tempore shall be correspondingly shortened or, in the case of an extension of the
Council members' terms, the City Council shall meet and select one of its members to serve as
Mayor and one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore for the period of time the Council
members' terms are extended until the next municipal election.
Section 3. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore shall hold office, at the pleasure of the City
Council, from the date of their selection and until their successors are chosen.
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Section 4. The City Council hereby repeals Resolution No. 8414
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of December, 2024.
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ATTEST:
Je e Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day
of December 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Tejeda, Barich, Shaw; Mayor Saucedo
NOES: Councilmember Davis
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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