Title
Vice Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Selection for Calendar Year 2026
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FileID
File ID: 2025-01909
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion: 1) selecting Karina Talamantes as Vice Mayor for calendar year 2026; and 2) selecting Eric Guerra as Mayor Pro Tem for calendar year 2026.
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Contact
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, mcuppy@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Clerk
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Vice Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem nominations require confirmation by a majority vote of the City Council. The Sacramento City Charter and the Council Rules of Procedure require the Council to elect by a majority vote a Vice Mayor from among its members, other than the Mayor, to serve for a one-year term concurrent with the calendar year at the Council’s first meeting in January. The Vice Mayor will be able to serve as acting Mayor in the event the Mayor becomes unavailable. In the event of the absence, vacancy in office or inability of both the Mayor and vice-Mayor to perform their duties, the council may appoint one of its members to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. The Mayor Pro Tem shall temporarily act in the capacity of an acting Mayor. Any person serving as an acting Mayor under this section shall continue to hold office as a member of the city council.
Policy Considerations: Sacramento City Charter section 45 and the Council Rules of Procedure Chapter 2, Section B-2, require a Vice Mayor to be elected annually from among the members of the Council, other than the Mayor, by a majority vote at the Council’s first meeting in January for the calendar year.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: None.
Sustainability: None.
Commission/Committee Action: None.
Rationale for Recommendation: It is in the best interest of the City to select a Vice Mayor each year to serve as acting Mayor in the event the Mayor is absent or becomes unavailable and a Mayor Pro Tem in the event the Mayor and Vice Mayor are absent or become unavailable. In the absence of the Mayor from the city or a Council meeting, the Vice Mayor shall possess all powers of the office of the Mayor and be subject to all prescribed duties for that office. In the absence of the Mayor and Vice Mayor from the city or a Council meeting, the Mayor Pro Tem shall possess all powers of the Office of the Mayor and be subject to all prescribed duties for that office.
Financial Considerations: None.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): None.
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