San Leandro Municipal Code § 20.1.210 Chair Pro Tem

The presiding officer of the Board shall be the Chair who shall be elected at the first regular meeting in March of every year. The Chair shall preserve order and decorum at regular and special meetings of the Board; shall state each question; shall announce decisions; shall decide all questions of order subject to an appeal to the Board; shall vote on all questions; and shall generally perform the duties of a presiding officer.

The Vice Chair of the Board shall be elected annually at the first regular meeting in March of every year. The Vice Chair shall preside in the absence of the Chair or upon the request of the Chair. In the event the Chair shall arrive late, the Vice Chair shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Board.

In the event of the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair or their inability to act, the Board Members present shall elect from their membership a Chair Pro Tem to serve during such temporary absence. In the event the Chair or Vice Chair shall arrive late, the Chair Pro Tem shall relinquish the chair upon conclusion of the business then pending before the Board.

No member of the Board shall serve more than two successive full terms of one year as Chair or Vice Chair of the Board provided that this limitation may be waived upon a finding of good cause, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

The Secretary of the Board, appointed by the Human Resources Director, shall keep all minutes, prepare the agenda and furnish all members of the Board with a copy of the agenda, plus copies of all correspondence and other papers relating to items appearing on the agenda; and shall follow all legal noticing requirements. Items which are of general interest and not requiring action on the part of the Board need not be included in the agenda, but may be mailed to all members of the Board.

A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.