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City Council Office recommending the Council elect a Chair and Vice Chair.
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Presenter:
Mike Applegarth
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Description/Background:
Utah Code Section 10-3b-203 says "the council in a municipality operating under a council-mayor form of government shall elect one of its members to be the chair of the council." In addition, Council policy also calls for the election of a Vice Chair.
Current Council policy requires the Council to elect its officers no later than the last Tuesday in June and December for a sixth month term. On December 17, 2019 the City Council delayed the vote so that the Council beginning in 2020 could select its officers.
The procedure for election is a ballot vote. Four votes are required to elect. If no Member receives four votes on the first ballot, a second, and if needed third ballot will occur. If no election occurs after three ballots, by policy the election should continue to another agenda and the incumbent Chair remains. With this election, there is no current Chair to serve as that backstop. If no election occurs, staff recommends that the Council select a temporary Chair to conduct the business of the January 7 and initially the January 14 meetings.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.