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Palm Desert clerk proposes rule changes to mayoral rotation and tie-breaking
Summary
City Clerk Anthony Mejias presented proposed amendments to clarify rotation priority when a council member declines mayor or mayor pro tem and to allow voluntary deferrals in tie situations; council members asked clarifying questions and asked staff to return the item for decision in October.
City Clerk Anthony Mejias presented two proposed changes to Palm Desert's mayoral appointment rules at the City Council's Sept. 11 study session, asking the council for direction on whether to amend the current rotation and tie-breaking procedures.
Mejias, the city clerk, said the first change would clarify how Resolution 24 13 treats a council member who declines service. "If the city council agrees, the proposed amendment would state if a member declines service as mayor or mayor pro tem, that member shall be deemed to have last served as mayor in the year in which service was waived," he said,…
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