HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-04-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - CONSIDERATION OF MAYOR SELECTION PROCESS. (2)Agenda Item: 11
DATE: April 9, 2019
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF MAYOR SELECTION PROCESS
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Kenneth W. Striplin
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
At the January 8, 2019, City Council Meeting, Mayor McLean proposed that, "Council adopt,
within the Norms and Procedures, a rotation policy stating that each elected City councilmember
shall have a turn to serve as mayor pro tem for one year and then serve as mayor in the
subsequent year. Have this enacted as of the second Tuesday of December, 2019, beginning
with the current Mayor Pro Tem Cameron Smyth rotating into mayor and Councilman Bill
Miranda becoming the mayor pro tem. Then in the following years, the councilperson who has
not served as mayor pro tem for the longest period of time will be named mayor pro tem to rotate
to becoming mayor in the next year and so on."
In December 1988, the City's first Council adopted a policy of rotating the role of mayor
between each of the councilmembers on an annual basis in December, based on the highest
number of votes achieved. At the regular City Council meeting on April 13, 1999 (agenda item
attached), the City Council voted to change the process for the selection of mayor and mayor pro
tem, to be decided by a majority vote of the City Council.
In reviewing other cities' selection process, there does not appear to be a consistent model. The
options include a majority selection process, automatic rotation based on the number of votes
received during an election, or an automatic rotation based on seniority.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
April 1999 Mayor Rotation Agenda Item
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NEW BUSINESS
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Appro)
Item to be presented by Frank Ferry
DATE: April 13, 1999
SUBJECT: MAYOR ROTATION SYSTEM
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DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The following are recommendations for selecting a mayor, absent a directly elected
mayor.
1.. Change the current system and let the City Council decide by a majority vote
who is the next mayor and mayor pro -tem, not to be based upon the past number
of votes a councilmember received in an election.
2. Continue the current mayoral rotation system whereby the City Council selects
the mayor'based upon the number of votes individual councilmembers receive at
election time.
BACKGROUND
When the City incorporated in 1987, the City Council adopted a policy (I-1, effective
December 22, 1998) of rotating the mayor between each of the councilmembers on an
annual basis to coincide with the City's birthday on December 15.
The rotation was based upon the number of votes individual councilmembers
garnered. Originally, McKeon received the highest number of votes so he was the
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councilmembers were elected, the City Council continued the "highest vote -getter"
procedure for selecting a mayor and mayor pro -tem, following a one-year term on the
Council.
The following eighteen cities were surveyed from the "League of California Cities
Directory." The cities were chosen based on a population of 90,000 or more. 11 of
the 18 cities directly elect their mayor, 5 of the 18 cities choose their mayor based on
a majority of three votes of their council (not based on rotation), and 2 of 18 cities
(Santa Clarita and Downey) elect their mayor based on rotation.
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City
Population
Mayor Selection Process
Los Angeles
3,485,398
Elected Mayor
Long Beach
425,800
Elected Mayor
Glendale
197,560
Majority of Three Councilmembers
Santa Clarita
141,690
Rotational Mayor Based on Votes
Torrance
141,500
Elected Mayor
Pomona
141,385
Elected Mayor
Pasadena
135,000
Elected Mayor
Lancaster
123,197
Elected Mayor
Inglewood
118,484
Elected Mayor
Palmdale
116,202
Elected Mayor
El Monte
115,000
Elected Mayor
Simi Valley
106,000
Elected Mayor
West Covina
105,000
Majority of Three Councilmembers
Burbank
102,000
Majority of Three Councilmembers
Norwalk
100,948
Majority of Three Councilmembers
Downey
98,631
Rotational Mayor Based on Votes
South Gate
92,500
Majority of Three Councilmembers
Compton
90,454
Elected Mayor
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