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Stafford council sets mayor pro tem and orders succession by seniority
Summary
The Stafford City Council selected a Mayor Pro Tem and voted to set the order of succession among council members based on seniority, listing the sequence of members to act if both the mayor and mayor pro tem are unable to serve.
The Stafford City Council discussed and adopted an order of succession for mayoral duties and selected a Mayor Pro Tem during its May meeting. Council members agreed to use seniority on the council as the basis for the succession order.
City staff explained the existing order of succession and told the council the sequence can be set by the council members. In the discussion that followed, one member moved that the succession be placed in order of seniority. The motion as stated in the transcript listed the order as: Alice Chin, Xavier Herrera, Tim Wood, Virginia Rosas and Wayne Guerra. A second was recorded and the motion passed by voice vote.
Earlier in the item, a light-hearted motion was offered that "William will be our next mayor for 10 seconds," which drew laughter; that remark did not replace the formal succession action. Council members asked staff to state the current order and clarified that the council could change the order by motion. The final adopted order reflects seniority among current council members as stated on the record.
The action changes which council member would assume the duties of mayor temporarily if both the mayor and mayor pro tem are unavailable. The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote for the succession motion; the motion was seconded and the presiding officer announced the motion passed by voice vote.
