HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-18-14 Emergency Item - Election of Mayor Pro Tem`` %/
�)C() e
Florida
AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET
Meeting Date: M arch 18, 2014
Item # Emergency Item
Reviewed By:
Contact Name: Beth Eikenberry Department Director: j
Contact Number: 1022 City Manager:
Subject: Election of Mayor Pro Tem
Background Summary:
Section C -9 of the Ocoee City Charter states: ... The Mayor pro tem shall be elected from among the
Commissioners by the City Commission but shall continue to represent the district in which such Commissioner
resides. The Mayor pro tem shall be elected at the_first City Commission meeting following the swearing in of
the candidates elected at each general city election ... and shall serve as Mayor pro tem until the successor is
elected.
On March 20, 2007, the Commission created a policy to elect the Mayor Pro Tem annually, even in non - election
years, by rotating down through the seniority list, beginning with Commissioner Johnson for the term of March
2007 -2008. The following elections have been made since 2007:
2007 -08
Commissioner Johnson
2008 -09
Commissioner Hood
2009 -10
Commissioner Keller
2010 -11
Commissioner Johnson
2011 -12
Commissioner Wilsen
2012 -13
Commissioner Hood
2013 -14
Commissioner Keller
Issue: Annual Election of Mayor Pro Tem in Accordance with City Charter Section C -9 and City Policy.
Recommendations
Staff recommends the Mayor and Commission elect a Mayor Pro Tem.
Attachments:
None
Financial Impact:
None
Type of Item (please mark with an z')
Public Hearing For Clerk's Dept Use:
Ordinance First Reading Consent Agenda
Ordinance Second Reading Public Hearing
Resolution Regular Agenda
X Commission Approval
Discussion & Direction
Original Document/Contract Attached for Execution by City Clerk
Original Document/Contract Held by Department for Execution
Reviewed by City Attorney N/A
Reviewed by Finance Dept. N/A
Reviewed by ( )
N/A