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�'�� REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Councii From Subcommittee Council Members Bain, Foust and Howard December 13, 2004 Subject Process for Filling of City Council Vacancy Created by Ira Ruskin's Election to State Assembly Background At the Presidential General Election of November 2, 2004, Redwood City Council Member Ira Ruskin was elected to the California State Assembly. As Mr.� Ruskin, as a newly-elected � member of the California Legislature, was sworn into office on December 6, 2004, a vacancy has been created on the City Council beginning December 7, 2004. Redwood City Charter Section 9 with respect to vacancies provides: "Any vacancy occurring in the Council shall be filled by appointment by the remaining council members; but in the event that said remaining council members fail to fill such vacancy by appointment within 60 days after such vacancy occurs, they must immediately cause an election to be held to fill such vacancy; provided, however, that any person appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold office anly until the next regular election, at which date a person shall be elected to serve for the remainder of such unexpired term." The City Charter does not establish a process for making appointments; therefore, this process is at the discretion of the Council. In surveying San Mateo County cities and the County itself for information on their appointment processes, various options were used. In fact, agencies with more than one vacancy handled it differently each time, as has Redwood City. The subcommittee reviewed recent appointments made by the following agencies: • City of Redwood City • City of San Carlos • City of South San Francisco • City of San Mateo • County of San Mateo