Earlier editions: 2026-07
Woodland Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore
Woodland Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Woodland
Cite as: Woodland Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 2.08.010. Appointment and removal.¶
A. During the first City Council meeting following the certification of election results after any general municipal City election at which Council members are elected and during the first City Council meeting in December of every odd year beginning in 2017, the City Council shall meet and designate its presiding officer who shall have the title of Mayor. The Council member who served as Mayor Pro Tempore in accordance with Section 2.08.030 immediately prior to this meeting shall be designated as Mayor. The Mayor shall serve a term of one year. The Mayor shall serve in this capacity at the pleasure of the City Council.
B. Should the person who was selected as Mayor Pro Tempore in accordance with Section 2.08.030 no longer be a Council member at the time of the above-referenced meeting, the remaining Council members shall select one of their members to serve as Mayor by a majority vote, in a manner intended to allow each Council member the opportunity to serve as Mayor for one year during their term to the extent possible.
(Prior code § 2-2-1; Ord. 1696 § 1, 2022)
§ 2.08.020. Duties of Mayor.¶
The Mayor shall perform those duties required by law or which, consistent with the office, the Mayor voluntarily assumes within the limitations of the law and the limitations imposed by the Council.
(Prior code § 2-2-2)
§ 2.08.030. Mayor Pro Tempore.¶
At the same meeting at which the Mayor is selected in accordance with Section 2.08.010(A), the City Council shall also designate one of its members as Mayor Pro Tempore, who shall perform the duties of the Mayor during the Mayor's absence or temporary disability. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall be selected from among the Council members on a rotating basis in accordance with their district numbers, in a manner intended to allow each Council member the opportunity to serve as Mayor for one year during their term, to the maximum extent possible. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve in this capacity for one year and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
(Prior code § 2-2-3; Ord. 1696 § 2, 2022)
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