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Council clarifies mayoral rotation language after heated debate; ordinance passes first reading as amended
Summary
After a lengthy public comment and council exchange, members passed a first‑reading ordinance amending municipal code 2.04.200 to clarify the rotation and tie‑breaker for selecting mayor and mayor pro tem; the council characterized the text as declaratory of existing practice with language changes to reduce ambiguity.
The Fountain Valley City Council held a detailed first reading and debate over an ordinance to clarify how the mayor and mayor pro tem are selected under municipal code section 2.04.200. The proposed change would remove ambiguity about whether rotation is based on time since last serving as mayor or time since the last election and how tie‑breakers are resolved.
City Attorney Colin Burns explained that the rotation system was…
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