The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About01 Reorganization of CouncilSTAFF REPORT CITY OF PALM DESERT CITY CLERK'S OFFICE MEETING DATE: December 16, 2021 PREPARED BY: Norma Alley, MMC, City Clerk REQUEST: Annual reorganization of the City Council Recommendation As per the policy adopted in its Resolution No. 2021-61, nominate,* appoint, and seat the positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore on the Palm Desert City Council for the balance of December 2021 through the first regular meeting in December 2022. *Note: Nominations do not require a second to be voted upon. Strategic Plan Not applicable. Background Analysis At the first regular meeting in December, the Palm Desert City Council must annually appoint from its own Members two Councilmembers to serve as Mayor and Mayor Pro- Tempore, as set forth in City Council Resolution No. 2021-61: • Prior to any Member of the Council being appointed as Mayor, such Councilmember shall have been on the City Council for approximately two (2) years, and the Mayor Pro-Tempore shall have been a Member of the Council for approximately one (1) year. • In appointing Mayor, priority shall be given to the immediately preceding Mayor Pro-Tempore; if the immediately preceding Mayor Pro-Tempore is unwilling or unable to serve as Mayor, priority shall be given to the Member who would otherwise have priority to be appointed Mayor Pro-Tempore. • In appointing Mayor Pro-Tempore, priority shall be given to the Member with the longest continuous service since last serving as Mayor, if ever. • When two or more Members of the Council are sworn into office on the same day after being elected in the same Municipal Election and in the same district, the order of their service in the Mayoral Rotation shall be established by number of votes received at said election, with the Member receiving the highest number of votes being inserted first into the Mayoral Rotation, and the person receiving the next -highest number of votes being inserted next, and so on. December 16, 2021 - Staff Report Reorganization of Council - Mayoral Rotation Page 2 of 2 • When two or more Members of the Council are sworn into office on the same day after being elected in the same Municipal Election and are in different districts, the order of their service in the Mayoral Rotation shall be established by a coin toss, with the winner being inserted first into the Mayoral Rotation. Therefore, your participation and appropriate action in these processes are requested. Reorganization of the City Council 1. Selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore. a. Comments by Outgoing Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore. b. Comments by Newly Selected Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore. Fiscal Analysis There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. LEGAL REVIEW DEPT. REVIEW FINANCIAL ASSISTANT N/A Robert W. Hargreaves City Attorney Nar►na' I. A U,ey Norma I. Alley, MMC City Clerk L. Todd Hileman, City Manager: REVIEW CITY MANAGER N/A Andy Firestine Janet Moore Director of Finance L. Todd 141.64.aw ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution No. 2021-61 2. Palm Desert Mayoral History CITY COUNCILACJ ION APPROVED MID RECEIVED OTHER Main Motion: MEETRIG DATE —17 It V %t rat AYES: nMhc;vtf k-tIlyi t\l('S1i(hc1t . QUir1tcilt IYt 4 Helms K NOES: NI t- Moved by: ABSENT: NCI Dh z ABSTAIN? Is) 0 ne- VERIFIED BY: iV I I l S►' C Original on File with City Clerk's Office Andy Firestine Assistant City Manager Follow the procedures outlined in Resolution No. 2021-61 and appoint the sitting Mayor Pro- Tempore to the position of Mayor of the City of Palm Desert and appoint Sabby Jonathan as Mayor Pro Tempore of the City of Palm Desert Harnik/Nestande 1 1 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-61 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING ITS RESOLUTION NO. 2015-91 AND RESTATING ITS POLICY ON THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND THE OFFICE OF MAYOR PRO-TEMPORE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, must appoint from its own Members two Councilmembers to serve as Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tempore; and WHEREAS, it has been the desire of each City Council serving the City of Palm Desert since incorporation to make these positions honorary in nature, held for a one- year period of time; and WHEREAS, it is this City Council's opinion that each Member elected to the Council is equally qualified and deserving to hold these offices, and each Councilmember should be given ample opportunity to serve in one or both of these offices. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, State of California, that the appointments of Mayor and Mayor Pro- Tempore shall be made on an annual rotating basis, and no one Councilmember shall serve a term in either office to exceed a one-year period of time, except when completing the term of a prior Mayor or Mayor Pro-Tempore for less than six months. The selection shall be made and the term commence at the first regular Council Meeting in December each year. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in appointing Mayor Pro-Tempore, priority shall be given to the Member with the longest continuous service since last serving as Mayor, if ever. In appointing Mayor, priority shall be given to the immediately preceding Mayor Pro-Tempore; if the immediately preceding Mayor Pro-Tempore is unwilling or unable to serve as Mayor, priority shall be given to the Member who would otherwise have priority to be appointed Mayor-Tempore. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that prior to any Member of the Council being appointed as Mayor, such Councilmember shall have been either a Member of the Council for approximately two (2) years, and the Mayor Pro-Tempore shall have been a Member of the Council for approximately one (I) year prior to being selected for those respective offices; or in the absence of this occurrence, the Member's having served at least one term on the Palm Desert Planning Commission will be sufficient eligibility for appointment to the office. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when two or more Members of the Council are sworn into office on the same day after being elected in the same Municipal Election and in the same district, the order of their service in the Mayoral Rotation shall be established RESOLUTION NO. 2021-61 by number of votes received at said election, with the Member receiving the highest number of votes being inserted first into the Mayoral Rotation, and the person receiving the next -highest number of votes being inserted next, and so on. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when two or more Members of the Council are sworn into office on the same day after being elected in the same Municipal Election and are in different districts, the order of their service in the Mayoral Rotation shall be established by a coin toss, with the winner being inserted first into the Mayoral Rotation. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 30th day of September , 2021 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and KELLY NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE KATHLE KELLY, M I ATTEST: der/C-t NORMA I. ALLEY, MMTY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESE r, CALIFORNIA 1 1 PALM DESERT MAYORS 11/73 - 03/76 Hank Clark 12/07 - 12/08 Jean M. Benson 03/76 - 03/77 Noel Brush 12/08 - 12/09 Robert A. Spiegel 03/77 - 04/80 Ed Mullins 12/09 - 12/10 Cindy Finerty 04/80 - 11/82 S. Roy Wilson 12/10 - 12/11 Jean M. Benson 11/82 - 11/83 Romeo Puluqi 12/11 - 12/12 Robert A. Spiegel 11/83 - 11/85 Walter H. Snyder 12/12 - 12/13 Jan C. Harnik 11/85 - 11/87 Richard S. Kelly 12/13 - 12/14 Van G. Tanner 11/87 - 11/88 Jean M. Benson 12/14 - 12/15 Susan Marie Weber 11/88 - 11/89 S. Roy Wilson 12/15 - 12/16 Robert A. Spiegel 11/89 - 11/90 Buford A. Crites 12/16 - 12/17 Jan C. Harnik 11/90 - 11/91 Walter H. Snyder 12/17 - 12/18 Sabby Jonathan 11/91 - 11/92 Richard S. Kelly 12/18 - 12/19 Susan Marie Weber 11/92 - 11/93 Jean M. Benson 12/19 - 12/20 Gina Nestande 11/93 - 1 1/94 S. Roy Wilson 12/20 — Present Kathleen Kelly 11/94 - 11/95 Buford A. Crites 11/95 - 11/96 Walter H. Snyder 11/96 - 11/97 Richard S. Kelly 12/97 - 11/98 Jean M. Benson I 1/98 - 11/99 Robert A. Spiegel 11/99 - 11/00 Buford A. Crites 12/00 - 12/01 Jim Ferguson 12/01 - 12/02 Richard S. Kelly 12/02 - 12/03 Jean M. Benson 12/03 - 12/04 Robert A. Spiegel 12/04 - 12/05 Buford A. Crites 12/05 - 12/06 Jim Ferguson 12/06 - 12/07 Richard S. Kelly City of Palm Desert: Mayoral List Page 1 W:\Staff Reports - Shared 2\Staff Reports 12-16-2021\4 - Norma - 12-16-2021\01 Reorganization of Council\01.2 Mayoral List.docx