Create policy for selecting vice mayor
In Plain English
The city currently has no formal process for choosing who serves as vice mayor. City council members want to establish clear rules about how this position gets filled. If approved, the policy would set criteria and procedures for future vice mayor selections.
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Votes
Recommend a policy for selection of the vice mayor - 'Councilmembers that have served without having served as vice mayor will be appointed as vice mayor unless that Councilmember has served as vice mayor within four years of the date the vote for vice mayor'
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