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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - June 7, 1993 Page - 16 - MATTER OF APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR (continued) and should not be anyone planning on running for Mayor in 1994. He said the vacant Council seat should be filled at a later date, preferably with someone from the Planning Commission or Board of Zoning Adjustments, who is not going to run for Council or Mayor in 1994. Council Member Myers then moved to nominate John Faria as the interim Mayor. Council Member Corbett said she had preferences with regard to the process. • She said there is a reason for a 60-day period: to allow for selection of the Mayor, to allow for reflection, and to allow for an open discussion of the process. She said she did not advocate waiting the 60 days but felt the Council must move forward, and a smooth transition is needed. She said the Council must carefully weigh and balance all interests. She said the Council is an elected body working in a democracy and must allow input from the public. She said it would be important to establish criteria and allow interested people to submit their names. She said the criteria should include a requirement that the nominee be someone from off the Council and that, with one opening, the Council fill that one opening with one person. She said she would like to see someone who has past experience, knows the budget, has been following the process, and has some background to deal with Redevelopment issues, which would include the criteria of past elected people or commissioners. She said it would also be a nice idea to see what Marcia Karp suggests. She said the Council could balance the need to move forward quickly with the need for some reflection, allow for discussion this evening and come up with the best process, and take action next week. She said elections are important in a democracy, but with the City's current budget situation, it -would be irresponsible to spend the money to have a special election to fill 10 months of the term; and there are plenty of qualified people to fill the position. She said she would hope, when asking for submission of names, it could be done by Wednesday, with sufficient copies of resumes for the Council Members for review, and she would like to see action at the next Council meeting. Council Member Perry said she sees two different scenarios. She said the Mayor is an interim, caretaking job, and the decision is to appoint or have a special election. She said if it were a longer term she would favor a special election, but in these financial times and with the notice time that must allowed, a Mayor would be elected for less than five months. Also, if the person elected was a Council Member, there would need to be a special election or appointment for them. She said the new Mayor should be inclusive in style, regard everyone's opinion, and be a team builder. She said continuity is important, and the Council needs to act quickly. She said the Council is the Board of Directors of a $60 million company; and, if this were a business, the position would be filled immediately. She said knowledge, history, and background are important. She said former elected members might have that, but most are not up to date. She said a couple of former elected members said they do not want the job. She said there is accountability to the voters, but the Council is an elected body,