REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Selection of Mayor for 2014-2015
Report
DISCUSSION
City Charter and Council Policy require the City Council to designate one of its members every two years to serve as Mayor for a two-year term. Selection of the Mayor must be acted upon every two years at the first regular meeting in January.
The Mayor is selected following the procedures set forth in Council Policy 7.3.10 (Attachment 1). In accordance with that policy, a study session was held on December 17, 2013 to allow Councilmembers and Council-Elect the opportunity to express interest in the position of Mayor.
EXISTING POLICY
City Charter Section 605. Presiding Officer. Mayor.
Council Policy 7.3.10. Mayor and Vice Mayor Selection
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Select a member of the Council to serve as Mayor for the two-year term of calendar years 2014-2015 and until a successor is elected.
Staff
Prepared by: Kathleen Franco Simmons, City Clerk
Approved by: Robert Walker, Interim City Manager
Attachments
ATTACHMENTS
1. Council Policy 7.3.10 Mayor and Vice Mayor Selection