HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - December 1, 1999 L-01CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Reorganization of the Lodi City Council
MEETING DATE: December 1, 1999
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council elect a Mayor and a Mayor Pro Tempore to serve the Lodi City
Council.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Lodi Municipal Code provides that the presiding officer of the Council
shall be the Mayor who shall be elected annually.
The procedure for the reorganization of the City Council is outlined in the attached memo to the City Council.
FUNDING: None required.
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APPROVED:
H. Don Flynn -- City Manager,
MEMORANDUM
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TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Lodi City Council
City Manager
City Attorney
FROM: Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
DATE: November 22, 1999
SUBJECT: December 1, 1999 City Council Meeting Agenda And Procedure
Pursuant to the Lodi Municipal Code, the election of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore will be
conducted at the December 1, 1999 City Council meeting. This memorandum is being sent to you to
outline the agenda and the procedure that will be followed at the meeting.
The "Reorganization of the Lodi City Council" will appear on the formal agenda just prior to the
adjournment. This segment of the agenda traditionally is conducted in the following manner:
1. Mayor Land will announce the agenda title. Mayor Land may then wish to make some remarks
regarding the past year.
2. City Clerk Reimche will then ask the Mayor to join her at the podium at which time a presentation
will be made to Mayor Land.
3. At this time the City Manager and the City Attorney will vacate their seats at the Council table.
4. Mayor Land will be seated in the City Manager's chair. The City Clerk will be seated in the Mayor's
chair and will preside during the election of the Mayor.
The election of the Mayor will be conducted as follows:
• City Clerk Reimche will rap the gavel announcing nominations are now open for the office of
Mayor.
• Following the nomination(s), she will ask if there are any further nominations, and if, hearing
none, she will announce that nominations are closed.
• She will then ask that as many as are in favor of (Name) to be elected to the office of
Mayor say "Aye", opposed "No". If more than one nomination was received, this question will
be repeated. When it is ascertained that a nominee has received the majority of votes, the City
Clerk will announce that nominee to have been elected Mayor.
5. The newly elected Mayor will then take the Mayor's seat, and the City Clerk will return to her seat.
The Mayor will then conduct the election for Mayor Pro Tempore in the same manner described
above.
6. The newly elected Mayor may then wish to make some comments, following which, he will adjourn
the City Council meeting to meetings of the Lodi Public Improvement Corporation, Industrial
Development Authority, Lodi Financing Corporation and the City of Lodi Redevelopment Agency.
Following the last agency meeting, the newly elected Mayor will reconvene the meeting of the City
Council and then adjourned the meeting.
A reception will be held in the foyer of the Carnegie Forum immediately following the meeting.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call.
AMR/JMP