07-SECTION 16 OF CITY CHARTER REQUIRES NEWLY COMPRISED CITY COUNCIL SHALL ELECT FROM ITS MEMBERS A MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO-TEMCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
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OS/14/12
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City Council
Mayor Hashmi
OS/21/12
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:
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Paris City Charter Section 16
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Sec, 16. - Number, selection, term.
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
uniform 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 three
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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