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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.
WHEREUPON, the Chairperson declared the Resolution to be duly
passed.
D. Winton Haxtman, Chairperson