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File #: 2024-6347    Name:
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/10/2024 In control: City Council - Regular Session
On agenda: 8/15/2024 Final action:
Title: Discussion: Mayoral succession beyond Mayor Pro Tempore
Attachments: 1. Mayoral Succession Summary Notes, 2. Independence, MO - Mayoral Succession, 3. Kansas City, MO - Mayoral Succession, 4. Overland Park, KS - Mayoral succession, 5. Draft language for Order of succession 10.8.pdf

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Discussion: Mayoral succession beyond Mayor Pro Tempore

 

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Currently, the rules related to the City Council as well as the Charter do not provide for succession of Mayoral powers and duties beyond the Mayor Pro Tem.  Chair Shields has requested information related to the order of succession of other cities within the metro.  Please find attached a chart that references several cities within the metro, most of which do not provide for any additional succession.  However, notably Kansas City, Overland Park and Independence have provisions for the succession of Mayoral powers and duties.  Please also find the relevant code provisions from those cities attached as well. 

 

Update 10-8-24: At the last meeting of the Committee, staff was directed to prepare language for consideration that was similar to the succession referenced in the Independence, Missouri code.  Draft language is now attached to this item.

 

Presenter

Brian W. Head, City Attorney