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Oxnard City Clerk outlines two common methods for selecting mayor pro tem
Summary
City Clerk Lulu Locust told the Oxnard City Council that state law does not set a fixed term for a mayor pro tem and recommended the council choose either (1) nominations and a majority vote or (2) appointment by seniority; she and the city attorney will be available at the Dec. 16 council meeting for questions.
Lulu Locust, Oxnard City Clerk, presented to the Oxnard City Council a recommendation on how the council should select a mayor pro tem who would serve when the mayor is absent.
Locust told the council that California Government Code sections 34905 and 36801 do not set a fixed term for the mayor pro tem and that the officeholder serves at the pleasure of the council. She noted that on Dec. 11, 2024 the mayor announced the mayor pro tem position would be for a one-year…
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