Item 2: Election of Council Officers for 2008

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ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: Election of City Council Officers for 2008 Meeting Date: January 14, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 2 Department: City Managers Office Staff Contact: Beth Forrest www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5882 ISSUE STATEMENT This item is to elect the 2008 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. F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080114\S0801142.doc