TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Martha Alvarez, Senior Deputy City Clerk
George Gabriel, Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
City Council Reorganization:
A) Recognition of Outgoing Mayor Lesser
B) Selection of Mayor
C) Selection of Mayor Pro Tem
(City Clerk Tamura).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council recognize outgoing Mayor Lesser and proceed with the selection of the new Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach was organized, formed, and incorporated under the laws of the State of California as a General Law City on December 2, 1912. The City has a "Council-Manager" form of government where the City Manager is appointed by the City Council and is the Chief Executive Officer of the municipal corporation.
The City Council acts as the board of directors of the municipal corporation and meets in a public forum where citizens may participate in the governmental process. The Mayor serves as the chairperson of the City Council. The Mayor Pro Tem is also a member of the City Council and is selected by a majority of the City Council every 9.5 months. The Mayor Pro Tem serves as backup to the Mayor, presides over the City Council meeting in the Mayor's absence, and attends events when the Mayor is unavailable. The City Council consists of five members, elected at-large on a non-partisan basis, who serve staggered four-year terms, with a two consecutive term limit.
However, recent developments in State Law has required the City and its elected representatives to change election dates and subsequent terms lengths of the City's elected officials.
The California Voter Participation Rights Act (Senate Bill 415, also known as SB 415) was passed on...
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