CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: July 22, 2024
Agenda Date: July 23, 2024
Prepared By: Stockton Whitten, City Manager
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Requested Action:
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Approve Resolution No. 2024-069 recognizing the resignation of Councilman Matthew Barringer and declaring a vacancy in Seat 3 of the City Council effective July 31, 2024. Take whatever action the City Council deems legally necessary to fill the Seat (District) 3 vacancy on the City Council pursuant to Article III, Section 10 (a) of the City Charter.
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BACKGROUND:
Councilman Mathew Barringer has announced his resignation of Seat (District) 3 effective July 31, 2024.
City Charter, Article III, Section 10 (a) states that "A vacancy in a councilmember's office shall occur upon the death, resignation, removal from office as authorized by law, or forfeiture of office of the councilmember. In the event of such a vacancy, it shall be the duty of the remaining members, absent the councilmember that created the vacancy, at either of the next two regular meetings following the creation of such vacancy, to select a duly qualified citizen to fill said vacancy until the next general election; except that no such appointment shall be made during the period between any election and the time the newly elected councilmembers are seated. Appointment of such person shall be by the affirmative vote of three (3) councilmembers."
As such, the City Council has a "duty" to attempt to fill the vacancy, by majority vote of at least 3 of the remaining City Councilmembers, at either of the next two regular Council meetings. The next two regular City Council meetings are scheduled for August 13, and August 27, 2024.
Given that the vacancy is related to Seat (District) 3, any person appointed to fill the vacancy must meet all of the qualifications for Seat 3 in order to serve on the City. Specifically, pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter, that person "shall have been domiciled within the distri...
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