Charter Amendment to Combat Endless Cycles of Deputy Mayor Nominations
Preamble: Previous terms have seen the rise of Deputy Mayor Nominations for “fun” antics. This legislation seeks to combat just that.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE DISTRICT OF PROMINENCE COUNCIL HERE ASSEMBLED THAT,
SECTION 1
Article III, Section 10 of the Prominence District Charter currently states:
“Should the office of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence be vacant during a term, the Mayor may nominate an individual for the position of Deputy Mayor of the District. The Mayor may only nominate citizens of the State of Firestone to serve as the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor may nominate one (1) individual at a time for the position of Deputy Mayor. The Mayor may at any time retract a nomination, except for when such a nomination has already been voted on by the District Council or is being voted on by the District Council. The District Council has to confirm the nomination with a super-majority (4⁄5) vote. Once the nomination has been confirmed by the District Council, the nominated individual shall gain the position of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence. If the vote for the nomination instead fails the District Council, the individual shall not gain the position of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence and may not be nominated again during the same vacancy of the office of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence, however the Mayor is permitted to nominate an individual whose nomination they retracted earlier in the case that this nomination was not voted on by the District Council. The Mayor may also instead nominate another individual.”
SECTION 2
Article III, Section 10 of the Prominence District Charter shall be amended to state,
“Should the office of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence be vacant during a term, the Mayor may nominate an individual for the position of Deputy Mayor of the District. The Mayor may only nominate citizens of the State of Firestone to serve as the Deputy Mayor. The Mayor may nominate one (1) individual at a time for the position of Deputy Mayor. The Mayor may at any time retract a nomination, except for when such a nomination has already been voted on by the District Council or is being voted on by the District Council. The District Council has to confirm the nomination with a unanimous (100%) vote. Once the nomination has been confirmed by the District Council, the nominated individual shall gain the position of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence. If the vote for the nomination instead fails the District Council, the individual shall not gain the position of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence and may not be nominated again during the same term of the office of Deputy Mayor of the District of Prominence, however the Mayor is permitted to nominate an individual whose nomination they retracted earlier in the case that this nomination was not voted on by the District Council. The Mayor may also instead nominate another individual.”
SECTION 3
This District Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon passing the legal processes as described by the District Charter.
Respectfully submitted to the District Council of the District of Prominence.
CHIEF SPONSOR
Councilman SwedishVic
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