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File Number: <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />BY: <br />City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: April 7, 2014 <br />14-114 <br />City Council <br />Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section: ACTION ITEMS <br />Agenda Number: 10.A. <br />FINANCE REVIEW: David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE: Staff Report for a Resolution Amending Section II of the City of San Leandro <br />Councilmembers Handbook to Add the Vice Mayor Selection Process <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />At the City Council meeting of November 18, 2013, the City Council discussed the process for <br />selection of the Vice -Mayor. At the conclusion of the discussion, the City Council directed <br />staff to draft guidelines for selection of a Vice -Mayor based on seniority, and by rotation. <br />Staff recommends approval of the Resolution Amending Section II of the City of San Leandro <br />Councilmembers Handbook to Add the Vice -Mayor Selection Process. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Section 310 of the San Leandro City Charter specifies that, "At its first regular meeting in May <br />of each year, the City Council shall designate one of its members Vice -Mayor, to serve for a <br />period of one year and until a successor is elected and qualified." The City Council has no <br />other written procedures or guidelines for the selection of the Vice -Mayor. <br />At the City Council meeting of June 3, 2013, the City Council by consensus agreed to <br />schedule a discussion of the process for selection of the Vice -Mayor. The City Council <br />discussed the matter at the November 18, 2013 City Council meeting, and directed staff to <br />prepare guidelines for a process that include the following: <br />• Annual rotation of the position; <br />• The nominee should be the most senior Councilmember by tenure who has not <br />previously served as Vice -Mayor; and <br />• In the event of a tie, the nomination would go to the member representing the City <br />Council district that has had the greatest length of time elapse since the district's <br />Councilmember had served as Vice -Mayor. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 411/2014 <br />