HomeMy WebLinkAbout74-23 Appointing a Mayor Pro Tem1 ORDINANCE NO. 7 .3
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3 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF
4 A MAYOR PRO TEM; DECLARING THE NECESSITY THERE-
FOR; AND ESTABLISHING POWERS IN CONNECTION
5 THEREWITH.
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7 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
8 AS FOLLOWS:
9 SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa hereby
10 finds and declares that because of the great demands upon the
11 Mayor and the Vice Mayor for appearances before public groups, the
12 League of California Cities, its official arms and suboraaniza-
13 tions, County and State governmental agencies, and other
14 appearances required of the Mayor in his official capacity, it
15 becomes necessary that the Mayor have the power to appoint a
16 Mayor Pro Tem to act in his stead.
17 The City Council further finds and declares that it is
18 necessary that the powers of the Mayor Pro Tem to act on behalf
19 of the City be designated and the appropriate limitations placed
20 thereon.
21 Accordingly, the following sections are added to Chapter II,
22 entitled Administration, Article 2, entitled "City Council":
23 SECTION 2. Section 1. Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem
24 The Mayor shall have the right to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem
25 when, in his judgment, neither he nor the Vice Mayor are able to
26 attend to any public function requiring the Mayor's presence,
27 either in his official or unofficial capacity.
28 Section 2. Eligibility
29 Only duly elected and acting City Councilmen of the City of
30 Costa Mesa shall be eligible to be appointed as Mayor Pro Tem.
31 Section 3. Powers and Duties
32 The Mayor Pro Tem shall be the agent of the duly elected and
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acting Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa, and shall be his repre-
sentative for the purpose for which he was appointed, and his
duties and obligations shall be those assigned by the Mayor with
such limitations as the Mayor shall reasonably impose, including
limitations on purpose and length of appointment.
Section 4. Compensation
The Mayor Pro Tem shall not be entitled to any additional
compensation over and above that which is his normal and usual
compensation as a Councilman for the City of Costa .Mesa. The
Mayor Pro Tem may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred
in the performance of his duties as Mayor Pro Tem.
Section 5. Designation
Once appointed by the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem may be
introduced at all public gatherings as Mayor Pro Tem of the City
of Costa Mesa, and shall be afforded all of the rights and
privileges usually afforded the Mayor in similar circumstances.
The Mayor Pro Tem shall be provided with credentials, letters of
introduction, or written authority wherever the same is required,
lin order for him to effectively act on behalf of the City of
Costa Mesa.
Section 6. Limitations
The appointment of Mayor Pro Tem by the duly elected Mayor
of the City of Costa Mesa shall in no manner be deemed a permanent
appointment of Mayor Pro Tem, nor shall said appointment in any
manner create any priority for future similar appointments. The
Mayor Pro Tem appointment shall be at the pleasure of the Mayor,
and shall be limited by the Mayor in time and purpose.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force and effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage, and
before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage, shall
be published once in the Orange Coast Daily Pilot, a newspaper of
general circulation printed and published in the City of Costa
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Mesa, together with the names of the members of the City Council
voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of r& _e0A , 1974.
IATTEST:
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CiiEy Clerk of the City of Co 11
Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 7y -aa was introduced and
considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the /9tjLj day of 1974, and
thereafter passed and adopted as a whole at a gular meeting of
said City Council held on the _� day of MAA4k 1974,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
NOES: Councilmen:
ABSENT: Councilmen:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and 4ffixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 45;� day of
1974.
City
Clerk and
ex -officio Cler
of the
City
Council of
the City of C
to Mesa
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