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RESOLUTION HASTINGS CHARTER COMMISSION HASTINGS, MINNESOTA October S, ~ 987 Commissioner Johnson introduced the fallowing Resolution and moved its adoption: WHEREAS, the Hastings Charter, Sec. 3.04, describes the procedure far electing an acting mayor; and WHEREAS, in recent years, the City Council has had difficulties in electing an acting mayor because of the requirement that the atinq mayor receive a majority vote of the entire City Cauncil; and WHEREAS, the Hastings Charter Commission has studied the procedure for selection of an acting mayor and makes the following recommendatian. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Hastings Charter Commission as follows: ~.. That Sec. 3.04 of the Hastings City Charter be amended to read as follows: SECTION 3.04. ACTING MAYOR, At the first regular Council meeting of the year and at such other times as a majority of the Council deems it appropriate, the Mayor shall nominate a councilperson to serve as acting mayor. The councilperson nominated shall serve as acting mayor only if their nomination is approved by a majority vote of the entire Council. xf the councilperson nominated by the Mayor does not obtain the majority vote as required, then the at-large councilperson who has been in office the longest time shall become the acting mayor without further vote of the Council. If both at-large cauncilpersons have the same tenure, the acting mayor will be determined by lot from amang the twa at-large councilpersons. The acting Mayor shall serve as Mayor in case of the Mayor's disability or absence from the City. The councilperson acting as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor shall continue his or her right to vote as councilperson. 2. The Hastings Charter Commission recommends to the City Cauncil that it enact this charter amendment by ordinance pursuant to Minn. Sec. 410.12. Commissioner Gilbert duly seconded the foregoing Resolution and upon being put to vote, the same was unanimously adopted by all Charter Commission members present.