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When the Board filled the League offices in September 2014, the Second Vice President could not <br />advance to First Vice President since she had been elected to the office of county supervisor and was <br />ineligible to serve. Consequently the Board selected two directors to fill both the offices of First Vice <br />President and Second Vice President. Neither had previously served as a League officer. <br />When the vacancy in the office of President occurred after the November general election, the First Vice <br />President advanced to the office of President after having served only two months as a League officer in <br />contrast to the normal advancement process of twenty-four months. The Second Vice President was <br />advanced to the office of First Vice President after having served only two months as a League officer. <br />The Board also chose a new Second Vice President. <br />At the February, 2015 meeting of the League Board of Directors, the Executive Committee recommended <br />unanimously an amendment to the order of succession in Art. VIII, Sec. 4 of the League Bylaws. The <br />proposed amendment would allow the most experienced member of the Executive Committee, the <br />Immediate Past President, to fill out the remainder of the term of office of a President who leaves the <br />office before its term is completed if the Immediate Past President is willing and able to do so. This <br />arrangement would allow the First Vice President to continue serving and to advance to the office of <br />President on the schedule envisioned by the League Bylaws. If the Immediate Past President were unable <br />or unwilling to serve, the existing order of succession would occur. <br />?!J{M/// <br />League of California Cities Staff Analysis on Resolution No. I <br />Staff: Alicia Lewis <br />Committee: Administrative Services Policy Committee <br />Summary': <br />This resolution seeks to streamline the succession process when filling a vacancy for the office of <br />President of the Board of Directors. It would allow for the League bylaws to be amended, allowing the <br />Immediate Past President to fill an unexpected vacancy in the office of President for the remainder of the <br />vacating President's term. Changes to League bylaws require a 2/3 vote of the General Assembly. <br />Bscroun€1: <br />The past few years have yielded several occasions where the succession line for Board of Directors <br />leadership was disrupted due to disappointing election results and officers taking office outside of city <br />government. <br />In September 2014 the Board chose a new First and Second Vice President. The First Vice President had <br />not previously served as Second Vice President because the prior member was elected to county office <br />and therefore no longer eligible. When the President was not reelected in the November 2014, the First <br />Vice President advanced to the office of President with only two months of experience as a League <br />officer. Additionally, the Second Vice President was advanced to First Vice President. This transition far <br />outpaced the normal process for advancing as an officer on the Board of Directors. <br />Fiscal Impact: <br />This impact of this resolution would have no fiscal impact. <br />Comments: <br />The nature of this resolution is to ensure that there is a smooth succession process in place and that <br />current Vice -Presidents (First and Second) have ample time to prepare for their role as President. By <br />a <br />