TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Jodi Phelps, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Jennifer Ayre, MPA, MMC, City Clerk
DATE: December 1, 2025
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Election of a Mayor Pro Tem
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal VI – Collaborative Citizen and Business Engagement
Executive Summary:
Following the Oath of Office for each Elected Official, the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem from among its members.
Background:
§ 160A-70. Mayor pro tempore; disability of mayor.
At the organizational meeting, the council shall elect from among its members a mayor pro tempore to serve at the pleasure of the council. A councilman serving as mayor pro tempore shall be entitled to vote on all matters and shall be considered a councilman for all purposes, including the determination of whether a quorum is present. During the absence of the mayor, the council may confer upon the mayor pro tempore any of the powers and duties of the mayor. If the mayor should become physically or mentally incapable of performing the duties of his office, the council may by unanimous vote declare that he is incapacitated and confer any of his powers and duties on the mayor pro tempore. Upon the mayor's declaration that he is no longer incapacitated, and with the concurrence of a majority of the council, the mayor shall resume the exercise of his powers and duties. In the event both the mayor and the mayor pro tempore are absent from a meeting, the council may elect from its members a temporary chairman to preside in such absence. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 4.)
City of Fayetteville Code of Ordinances Part II Chapter 2 – Administration – Article II.
In the absence of the mayor, the mayor pro tem is authorized to perform any act, execute any document, or perform any other function of the mayor where the action of the mayor, the execution of any document by the mayor, or performance of any function by the mayor is required and/or authorized by general statute, the Charter of the city, the Code of Ordinances of the city, or majority action of the city council.
(Code 1961, § 2-5)
Issues/Analysis:
None.
Budget Impact:
None.
Options:
Elect a Mayor Pro Tem for a Two-Year Term of Office
Recommended Action::Recommended Action
Elect a Mayor Pro Tem
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Attachments:
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