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Action: Election of City Council Officers for 2013
Meeting Date: January 14, 2013 Agenda Item Number: 2
Department: City Managers Office Staff Contact: Beth Forrest
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-5882
ISSUE STATEMENT
This item is to elect the 2013 City Council President and Vice President.
BACKGROUND
Each year the City Council elects a new president and vice president. The City Charter and
City Code specify the office of Council President; the City Code outlines the process of
selecting the President and Vice President.
Section 13 of the Charter states:
“Council - President. (1) Each year, at the first regular meeting of the council, or as
soon as practicable, the council shall choose by ballot one of
its members to serve as council president.
(2) The council president shall preside at council meetings
when the mayor is absent.
(3) The council president shall function as mayor, with the
powers and subject to the limitations of the office of mayor
when the mayor:
(a) is absent from the city on leave granted by the council;
(b) has been absent from the city for 30 days or more; or
(c) has been physically unable to function as mayor for 30
days or more.”
Further, the Section 2.009 of the City Code states:
(1) The council president shall be elected for a one-year term. That person who has
served the longest on the council and has not previously acted as council president shall
normally be entitled to election as the president. A councilor may be re-elected as
president of the council only after the expiration of one year from the date the councilor
last served as such president unless two-thirds of the total membership of the council
votes otherwise. A councilor will not be eligible to be elected president who has not
served as a councilor for at least two years.
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(2) The vice-president of the council shall be elected at the same time and in the same
manner as the president of the council. A vice-president may be nominated and elected
as president.
(3) The candidates for president and vice-president of the council shall be nominated
and elected by a majority vote at the first regular meeting of the council in each
calendar year.”
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION
The City Manager has no recommendation on this item.
SUGGESTED MOTION
Move to elect ___________________ as President of the City Council for 2013.
Move to elect ___________________ as Vice President of the City Council for 2013.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Beth Forrest
Telephone: 541-682-5882
Staff E-Mail: beth.l.forrest@ci.eugene.or.us
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