The Mayor shall be elected from the City at large and shall
serve for a term of four (4) years and until the Mayor's successor
is elected and qualified. The Mayor shall be entitled to reimbursement
for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of the
Mayor's official duties and shall receive a salary which shall be
set by ordinance in the same manner and subject to the same conditions
as the salaries of Councilmembers pursuant to the provisions of Government
Code Section 36516 as it now exists or as it may be hereafter amended
by the State Legislature.
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8—as amended by election 4-13-65, 4-11-67 and 3-7-23.
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate or hold office
as Mayor unless such person shall be a registered voter of the City
of Redondo Beach at the time of filing such person's nomination papers
and shall have been a resident of the City for at least thirty (30)
days immediately preceding the date of such filing or appointment.
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8.1—as amended by election 6-6-78, 3-7-95 and 3-7-23.
The Mayor shall not have a vote on any matter brought before
the City Council unless such vote is necessary to decide a tie.
The Mayor shall be the executive head of the City of Redondo
Beach for the purposes hereinafter set forth:
(a)
The Mayor shall preside over the meetings of the City Council.
(b)
The Mayor shall be the representative of the City for all ceremonial
purposes.
(c)
The Mayor shall sign, on behalf of the City, all contracts, ordinances,
resolutions and warrants except when the City Council has authorized
the City Manager, or other officer or other employee to approve and
sign a written contract on behalf of the City as hereinafter set forth.
(d)
The Mayor shall approve all bonds as to amounts.
(e)
The Mayor shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
this Charter or as may be assigned to the Mayor by the City Council.
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8.3—as amended by election 3-7-23.
The Mayor shall have the right to veto any action of the City
Council, provided, however, that in the case of a resolution or ordinance
the Mayor shall exercise the veto power in writing, expressing the
Mayor's reasons therefor, and the Mayor shall have five (5) days,
after the delivery to the office of the Mayor of such resolution or
ordinance, in which to exercise the veto. The City Council may override
the action of the Mayor by four (4) affirmative votes.
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8.4—as amended by election 3-7-23.
Prior to June 30 of each year, the City Council shall appoint
one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall
serve if the Mayor is absent or unable to act, and shall serve until
the Mayor returns or is able to act. The Mayor Pro Tempore has all
of the powers and duties of the Mayor, except the power of veto and
the power to appoint members of Boards or Commissions. At any meeting
where both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore are absent or unable
to act, the City Council shall appoint one of its members to serve
as acting Mayor Pro Tempore for the duration of that meeting. The
Acting Mayor Pro Tempore shall have all of the powers and duties of
the Mayor, except the power of veto and the power to appoint members
of Boards and Commissions.
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8.5—as added by election 4-12-55; as amended by election
4-15-75, 6-3-86 and 3-7-89.
