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Page 2 of 3 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />ANALYSIS <br />Selection Process <br />City Council Policy 2019-02 - Selection of Mayor and Vice Mayor (the Policy) outlines the following process <br />for selecting the Mayor and Vice Mayor: <br />1. Process <br />a.Pursuant to Section 14 of the City Charter, the City Council shall select one of its members to <br />serve as Mayor and one member to serve as Vice Mayor each for a two-year term. The <br />selection shall occur at the first Council meeting in December. The selections shall be listed <br />jointly on the Council agenda. <br />b. After the Mayor opens the agenda item, the Mayor shall open the floor to public comment as <br />to both positions. <br />c. At the close of public comment, the floor shall be open for nomination(s) for Mayor. <br />d. At the close of nominations, a vote will be taken and a member of the City Council selected <br />as Mayor. If no member receives a majority vote of the members present, a second vote will <br />be taken or, at the discretion of the City Council, the nomination process repeated. <br />e. After the selection of the Mayor, the procedure will be repeated for the selection of the Vice <br />Mayor, beginning with Step 2 above. <br />f.The City Council may, by majority vote, utilize another procedure for the selection of Mayor <br />and Vice Mayor provided the public participation in the process is taken into consideration. <br />Mayoral Rotation <br />The Policy establishes a rotation process based on election results from the last election, whether a City <br />Councilmember has served as Mayor during their uninterrupted service on the Council and based on their <br />seniority on the City Council. Chart 1 illustrates the order of seniority for all Councilmembers based on <br />staff’s interpretation of the Policy. <br />Chart 1. Illustration of City Councilmember Seniority <br />Member Seniority Years Elected Last Election <br />Results <br />Current Term <br />Expiration <br />Served as Mayor? <br />Martínez Saballos <br />(District 4) <br />2024, 2022*100% of votes 2028 No <br />Eakin <br />(District 5) <br />2022 100% of votes 2026 No <br />Sturken <br />(District 2) <br />2022 41% of votes 2026 No <br />Padilla <br />(District 7) <br />2024 54% of votes 2028 No <br />Chu <br />(District 3) <br />2024 50% of votes 2028 No <br />Howard <br />(District 6) <br />2022; 2018; <br />2013; 2005; <br />2001; 1997; 1994 <br />75% of votes 2026 Yes; 2019-2021; <br />1997-1999 <br />Gee <br />(District 1) <br />2024, 2020; <br />2013; 2009 <br />100% of votes 2028 Yes; 2022-2024; <br />2013-2015± <br />*Councilmember appointed <br />±Prior to break in service (2018-2020) <br />7.D. - Page 2 of 6 <br />78