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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 8.3
DATE: December 2, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Selection of Vice Mayor
Prepared by: Marsha Moore, MMC, City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council’s policy is to select, in December of each year, a member of the City Council
to serve as Vice Mayor for a period of one year. In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice Mayor
would become Mayor Pro Tempore and would assume the temporary responsibilities of the
Mayor.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Determine who shall serve as Vice Mayor for a one-year period, December 2025 – December
2026.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Since 1996, the City Council’s policy has been to select, in December of each year, a member
of the City Council to serve as Vice Mayor for a period of one year. In the absence of the
Mayor, the Vice Mayor would become Mayor Pro Tempore and would assume the temporary
responsibilities of the Mayor.
Per Resolution No. 132-22, the following are the rules for the selection of the Vice Mayor:
a. Time. At its first regular meeting in December, the City Council shall select one of
its members as Vice Mayor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in even years this
selection shall occur at the City Council meeting at which the declaration of
election results is made.
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b. Term. The Vice Mayor shall serve in such capacity for a one-year period, or until a
successor is selected.
c. Rules. The procedure for selecting the Vice Mayor shall be in accordance with the
current rules identified in the Rules for the Conduct of Meetings of the City
Council.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
None.
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