CITY OF PEORIA, ARIZONA COUNCIL CHAMBER July 12, 2006 A Special Emergency Meeting of the City Council of the City of Peoria, Arizona was convened at 8401 W. Monroe Street in open and public session by Steve Kemp, City Attorney, at 2:15 p.m. Members Present: Councilmembers Cathy Carlat, Patricia Dennis, Joan Evans, Patrick Hickson and Carlo Leone Members Absent: Mayor John Keegan, Vice Mayor Vicki Hunt Other Municipal Officials Present: Terrence Ellis, City Manager; John Wenderski, Deputy City Manager; Steve Kemp, City Attorney; Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk; and Grady Miller. Audience: Approximately eight. Note: The order in which items appear in the minutes is not necessarily the order in which they were discussed in the meeting. Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02.D., notice is hereby given that an emergency, special meeting of the City Council was held on July 12, 2006 at 2:15 p.m. in Council Chamber at 8401 W. Monroe Street, Peoria, Arizona REGULAR AGENDA NEW BUSINESS 1R MAYOR PRO TEM Steve Kemp, City Attorney, opened the Special Emergency Meeting and provided Council an overview and purpose for the Emergency Meeting to discuss and possibly act to choose a Mayor Pro Tem to serve during the absence of both the Mayor and Vice Mayor. Mr. Kemp advised that pursuant to City Code, Chapter Two, Section 2-17; an emergency, special City Council meeting may be held to select a Mayor Pro Tem. The emergency, special City Council meeting is being held due to unforeseen circumstances which required immediate action in order to avoid serious consequences that would result from waiting until the required notice could be given. Due to unforeseen circumstances, immediate action is necessary in order to avoid some serious consequences that would have resulted from waiting until the required notice could be given. No Mayor Pro Tem having been appointed prior to this date. Mayor Keegan is out of state and Vice Mayor Hunt is out of the country. In the absence of the Mayor and Vice Mayor, it is essential that a Mayor Pro Tem be chosen in the event of a City emergency. Additionally, there is a need to choose a Mayor Pro Tem to execute legal City documents and contracts, as the City could have incurred additional costs due to the inability to have the contracts go into effect. Terry Ellis, City Manager, informed Council that he had contacted Mayor Keegan who was in-transit at the time of the meeting. There being a number of time-sensitive contracts and the need to have a Mayor Pro Tem in the event of an emergency, it became necessary to have a Special Emergency Meeting for Council to choose the Mayor Pro Tem. Mr. Kemp opened the floor for nominations for a Mayor Pro Tem to serve until either the Mayor or Vice Mayor return to Peoria. Councilmember Leone nominated Councilmember Pat Dennis. Mr. Kemp asked if there were any further nominations. There being no further nominations, Councilmember Joan Evans made a motion to close nominations; Councilmember Patrick Hickson seconded the motion. Upon vote, the motion carried unanimously. Mr. Kemp requested that the City Clerk conduct a roll call vote of Council. Each Councilmember was instructed to vote by last name the candidate for Mayor Pro Tem. Upon vote, Councilmember Pat Dennis was elected Mayor Pro Tem by a unanimous vote. ADJOURNMENT: Being no further business to come before the Council, the meeting was duly adjourned at 2:20 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem Pat Dennis. ______________________________________ John C. Keegan, Mayor ATTEST: ______________________________________ Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing minutes are a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special Emergency Meeting of the City Council of Peoria, Arizona held on the 12th day of July, 2006. I further certify that the Special Emergency Meeting was duly called and held and that a quorum was present. Dated this 21st day of August, 2006. (Seal) ______________________________________________ Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk