TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
Duncan Miller, Town Clerk
DATE: January 11, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Kevin Burke, Town Manager
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AGENDA TITLE:
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Election of Vice Mayor
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Town Value(s):
☐ Primarily one-acre, residential community
☐ Limited government
☐ Creating a sense of community
☐ Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
☐ Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
☐ Preserving natural open space
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Town Code Section 2-2-2
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Elect a Council Member to serve as vice mayor for calendar year 2018.
Background
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Paradise Valley Town Code Section 2-2-2 states that, “At the first regular meeting in January of each year, the Council shall designate one of its members as Vice Mayor, subject to a term limit of no more than 2 consecutive yearly terms for any individual member.”
Council Member Bien-Willner, the current vice mayor, has served one term.
The powers and duties of the Vice Mayor are:
A. In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice Mayor shall execute the duties of Mayor.
B. The Vice Mayor shall serve as the Council’s liaison to the Planning Commission.
C. The Vice Mayor shall be responsible for coordinating the annual performance reviews for the Town Manager and Town Attorney.
Process to Elect the Vice Mayor
1. The Mayor will open the floor for nominations. Seconding a nomination is not required
2. The Mayor will close nominations
3. The nominee(s) will make their remarks
4. The Council will discuss the nominees
5. The Mayor will call for a roll call vote unless only one member has been nominated in which case a motion to elect the member by acclamation is in order.
6. The newly elected vice mayor will take the oath of office
BUDGETARY IMPACT:
No budgetary impact.