19-19RESOLUTION NO. 19-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING COUNCIL RULES; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend the rules to implement a rotation
schedule for the office of the Vice -Mayor; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Rule 5, Council Rules, is amended as follows:
DUTIES OF VICE -MAYOR IN ABSENCE OF MAYOR
Pursuant to Charter section 2.05, "the Vice -Mayor shall act as Mayor during the
absence or inability of the Mayor to perform the duties of the office of the Mayor." For
the purpose of that section, the Mayor shall be considered absent if there are duties of
the office which must be performed and the Mayor is not present and able to perform
them.
The office of Vice -Mayor shall be rotated amongst the councilmembers annually in the
following order, commencing in 2020:
Seat 4
Seat 5
Seat 2
Seat 3
The Vice -Mayor shall change in April of each year.
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Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of June, 2019.
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George N. Cretekos
Mayor
Approved as to form: Attest:
'fps-: Rosemarie Call
City Clerk
Resolution No.