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File Number: 14-288 <br />Changes to the City Charter can only be made by a vote of the people. If the City Council <br />wishes to move the selection of the Vice Mayor to January, following the seating of the new <br />City Council in December, it must vote to place a Charter amendment on the ballot. <br />At the April 7, 2014 City Council meeting, the City Council requested that staff bring forward <br />consideration of an amendment to the City Charter to change the month in which the Vice <br />Mayor selection is made from May to January. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />City Charter Section 305 reads: At its first regular meeting in May of each year, the Council <br />shall designate one of its members Vice Mayor, to serve for a period of one year and until a <br />successor is elected and qualified. <br />Previous Actions <br />·June 3, 2013 City Council meeting - the City Council by consensus agreed to schedule a <br />discussion of the process for selection of Vice Mayor. <br />·November 18, 2013 City Council meeting - the City Council discussed the process for <br />selection of Vice Mayor, and directed staff to draft guidelines for a Vice Mayor selection <br />process based on seniority, and by rotation. <br />·April 7, 2014 City Council meeting - the City Council requested that staff bring forward <br />consideration of an amendment to the City Charter to change the month in which the Vice <br />Mayor selection is made from May to January <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The cost of placing the amendment on the November 2014 election ballot is estimated to be <br />$7,000. Funds are available in the Elections account 010-11-031 for this purpose. <br />Budget Authority <br />$110,000 has been budgeted in 010-11-031 in the FY 2014-15 General Fund budget for the <br />conduct of the November 2014 General Municipal election. <br />PREPARED BY: Marian Handa, City Clerk; Rich Pio Roda, City Attorney <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/2/2014