12-Election by City Council of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to serve the City of Paris for the next yearCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
06/22/11
Council Date:
06/27/11
Originaring Department:
City Council
Presented By:
Gene Anderson, City Manager
Agenda Item No.:
12.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
POLICY ISSUE(S):
Election procedures
BACKGROUND:
Section 16 of the City Charter requires that the newly comprised city council shall elect from among its
members a mayor and mayor pro-tem.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
Paris City Charter Section 16
ACTION:
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❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other
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FISCAL NOTES:
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ARTICLE III. THE COUNCIL
Sec. 16. Number, selection, term.
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The city council shall be composed of seven councilmen who shall be elected in the following
manner:
Regular municipal elections in and for the City of Paris shall be held on the unifarm election
date established by state law in or about May of each year. In even-numbered years, council
members from Districts One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Six (6) shall be elected. In odd-numbered
years, council members from Districts Four (4), Five (5) and Seven (7) shall be elected. All council
members shall be bona fide residents of the districts in which they seek election, shall possess the
qualifications prescribed by this Charter and by V.T.C.A. Election Code, Chapter 141, as amended,
and shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters residing in their respective districts.
At the first regular meeting of the council, or special meeting if the same is necessary, after
which votes are canvassed for each annual election held in or about May, including any runoff
election that is necessary, the newly comprised city council shall elect from among its members a
mayor and mayor pro tem, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The mayor pro
tem shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor. In the absence or disability of
both, the council shall designate a member as temporary presiding officer.
The members of the city council shall serve not more than two consecutive two-year terms,
after which two years must pass before they are again eligible to serve on the council. Any unexpired
term to which a member is appointed shall not be counted toward such consecutive terms. Members
shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified.
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