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r Item #4 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF October 16, 2001 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Filling of Mayor Pro Tempore Vacancy DATE: October 16, 2001 BACKGROUND: City staff requested that the City Attorney research the procedure for filling the Mayor Pro Tempore vacancy and report back to the City Council. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: According to Section 36801 of the Government Code, the City Council must select one of its members as mayor pro tempore. The procedure for the selection of mayor pro tempore is found in Section 2.04.020 of the Colton Municipal Code, which provides: "The city council shall select a member of the city council to serve as mayor pro tempore by a majority vote of the full city council at a regular open meeting. Candidates shall be nominated solely by city councilmembers, and the city clerk shall record the nominations. All nominations for mayor pro tempore having been made and recorded, the city council shall vote. Immediately following the selection, the city clerk shall administer the oath of office and the mayor pro tempore shall be installed. The mayor pro tempore shall serve for a term of two years or until the expiration of his or her term of city council office, whichever occurs sooner." Accordingly, any member of the City Council may nominate a member as mayor pro tempore. The member that is selected by a majority vote of the full City Council will be appointed as mayor pro tempore. Although there are currently five members sitting on the City Council, the full City Council is comprised of seven members. As such, four members of the City Council, which constitutes a majority of the full City Council, must approve the member who is nominated as mayor pro tempore.