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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1260 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO TEM; DECLARING THE NECESSITY THEREFOR; AND ESTABLISHING POWERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds and declares that because of the great demands upon the Mayor and the Vice Mayor for appearances before public groups, State, County and local governmental agencies, and other appearances required of the Mayor in his official capacity, it becomes necessary that the Mayor have the power to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem to act in his stead. The City Council further finds and declares that it is necessary that the powers of the Mayor Pro Tem to act on behalf of the City be designated and the appropriate limitations placed thereon. Accordingly, the following sections are added to Chapter 2, entitled Administration, Article II, entitled "City Council": SECTION 2: Section 2-101.1 Appointment of Mayor Pro Tem The ~ayor shall have the right to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem when, in his judgment, neither he nor the Vice mayor are able to attend to any public function requiring the Mayor's presence, either in his official or unofficial capacity. Section 2-101.2 Eligibility Only duly elected and acting City Councilmen of the City of Santa Ana shall be eligible to be appointed as Mayor Pro Tem. Appointments shall be made in a successive rota- tional order from a list composed for such purpose at the first meeting of the City Council following the adoption of this ordinance. The list shall be composed of the names of all the duly elected and acting members of the City Council drawn in random order. The list shall be revised following each election of the City Council to reflect such changes ~n the composition of the City Council. This shall be accomplished by deleting from said list the names of those persons not re-elected to office, and adding to the end thereof the names of such newly elected councilmen. Section 2-101.3 Powers and Duties The Mayor Pro Tem shall be the agent of the duly elected and acting Mayor of the City of Santa Ana, and shall be his representative for the purpose for which he was appointed, and his duties and obligations shall be those assigned by the Mayor with such limitations as the Mayor or City Council shall reason- ably impose, including limitations on purpose and length of appointment.