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Agenda Item No. S25
September 14, 2004
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk
949 - 644 -3005
Iharkless @city.newport- beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: Parameters for Conducting District 4 Council Candidate Interviews
and the Selection of a New Council Member
ISSUE:
What "rules" does the City Council want to establish for conducting Council candidate
interviews and making the selection?
RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm the parameters for conducting the interviews and the voting procedures for
selecting a new Council Member.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
At the August 24�h City Council meeting, the City Council declared the office held by
Council Member Adams to be vacant effective September 1, 2004 and established the
process for filling the vacancy. This process is the same that was used to fill the
vacancy created by the resignation of Council Member Proctor in October 2003. A
summary of those interview and selection process details follows:
Date and time of interviews: Tuesday, September 215{ at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
2. Length of interviews: Approximately 25 minutes, with
offered a 2 minute introduction
statement.
each candidate being
and a 5 minute closing
Parameters for Conducting District 4 Council Candidate
Interviews & the Selection of a New Council Member
September 14, 2004
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4. Candidate location: Candidates will be kept together in the Council conference
room, will be called into the Chambers for their individual
interviews, and will return to the conference room after
each interview has been concluded. Candidates will be
allowed in the Chambers after the last candidate has been
interviewed.
5. Questions: Each Council Member will be allowed to ask each candidate
questions he deems pertinent to the selection process.
6. Public Input: The public will be allowed to comment on the candidates and the
selection at the conclusion of all the interviews.
7. Selection: Discussion of the candidates will take place after the last interview
has been conducted. The selection of the District 4 Council
Member will follow the discussion.
8. Swearinq -In: The swearing -in ceremony will be held after the selection has
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9. Number of District 4 candidates: 9
10. Cable TV: The City Council meeting with candidate interviews will be televised
live on the local cable channel.
Subsequent to the approval of this process, Mayor Ridgeway has requested that
Council also confirm the procedure for voting on the appointment. Since a process has
already been established through Council Policy A -2, Board and Commission
Appointments, staff is recommending that a slightly modified version of that procedure
be used for this process. That process would be as follows:
A. The voting will be by paper ballot and the City Clerk will tabulate and announce
the results, including the vote tally.
B. Each member of the Council will cast one vote. In order to be appointed, the
nominee must receive at least four votes.
D. If there is a tie vote, ballots will be distributed to the Council Members to vote for
the tying candidates only.
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E. In the event that no one receives four votes, applicants receiving zero or one
vote will be dropped and the Council will cast votes from the list of the remaining
applicants and the determination will be made as previously stated.
Submitted by:
LaVonne M. Harkless, City Clerk