5.g) Staff Report-Acting MayorSCANDIA.
Staff RepoVt
Date of Meeting: January 21, 2014
To: City Council
From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Re: Designate Acting Mayor
Background:
State Statute requires the Council to elect an acting Mayor at the annual meeting (first regular
meeting of the year). The acting mayor is elected among the council members and performs the
duties of the mayor during the mayor's disability or absence from the city, or, if there is a
vacancy, until a successor has been appointed.
Sally Swanson was the acting mayor in 2013, Jim Schneider in 2012, and Chris Ness in2011.
Issue:
Who does the council elect as the acting mayor for 2014?
Proposal Details:
As discussed at the January work session, any member could be the acting mayor. Discussion at
the work session by the Council indicated an interest in having Dan Lee designated as acting
mayor as he is the only member not to hold the position.
Options:
1) Appoint Dan Lee acting mayor for 2014
2) Appoint Chris Ness acting mayor for 2014
3) Appoint Jim Schneider acting mayor for 2014
4) Appoint Sally Swanson acting mayor for 2014
Recommendation:
Option 1.