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1 <br /> <br />IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM THE CITY COUNCIL’S ACTION ON FEBRUARY 27, 2024 TO APPOINT <br />SBEYDEH VIVEROS-WALTON TO FILL THE DISTRICT 1 VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Having been duly elected on November 8, 2022, District 1 Council Member Celina Reynes <br />tendered her resignation from the City Council effective December 31, 2023; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 250 of the Charter of the City of San Leandro, a vacancy in the <br />office of Council Member or Mayor shall be filled by appointment by the Council within sixty days after its <br />existence; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the appointee shall hold office until the next general municipal election and until a <br />successor is elected and qualified, and any unexpired remainder of the term of such office shall be filled by the <br />voters at such election; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on January 2, 2024, the City Council declared its intention to fill the District 1 Council <br />vacancy by appointment, approved the process and timeline for filling the vacancy, and directed staff to <br />provide public notice of the vacancy and application process; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, eighteen applications were submitted by members of the public, of which fifteen were <br />eligible for consideration for the vacancy; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, an Ad Hoc committee, comprised of Mayor Gonzalez, and Councilmembers Aguilar and <br />Bowen reviewed the application packets and selected six applicants to be interviewed by Council; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on February 13, 2024, Council interviewed the applicants and discussed nominations; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, Council continued discussion of nominations and unanimously voted <br />to appoint Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton to fill the District 1 vacancy on the Council. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: <br /> <br />That it affirms the action the Council took on February 27, 2024 to appoint Sbeydeh Viveros-Walton to <br />the City Council to fill the District 1 vacancy caused by the resignation of Celina Reynes, to a term expiring <br />December 31, 2024, and until a successor is elected and qualified. <br /> <br />Introduced by ____________ and passed and adopted this 4th day of March 2024 by the following vote: <br /> <br />AYES: (0) <br /> <br />NOES: (0) <br /> <br />ABSENT: (0) <br /> <br /> <br />