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5 City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 11, 2017 Motion Carried 5 to 0: AYES: Mayor Waldeck, Vice Mayor Radford, Councilmember Corrigan, Councilmember Spreen, Councilmember Wu NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None 5. NEW BUSINESS A. Election of 2018 Vice Mayor Mayor Waldeck requested that information be handed out from 2003 showing how the mayor and vice mayor were elected in the past. He asked who would like to start the discussion? Councilmember Spreen said that the discussion of vice mayor occurred last year before the election in the event three of the seated members were no longer on the Council. In discussing the line of succession, one of the conditions discussed is that he would be the next in line as he has never been the mayor before as he has served the most years without serving as mayor. It was discussed and agreed last year and he has not seen anything that alleviates that process. Vice Mayor Radford stated that he was so upset with the last failed motion, that he is not interested in having anyone as vice mayor except Courtenay Corrigan. No previous actions by the Council set current actions by the Council. No policy is binding on future councils. He said it is very clear if one looks at the past, that the individual who has served on the Council the longest without being the vice mayor, should be next in line to do that. Under that scenario, that would indicate that Roger Spreen would be the next vice mayor. Councilmember Spreen said that he thought the Town deserves a bit more consistency in how the vice mayor is selected. He mentioned that Councilmember Corrigan previously stated that it is important to give everyone a shot to serve as vice mayor. Vice Mayor Radford said that he needs a vice mayor with whom he has confidence and believes in their decision making. He said that he is aware that it requires a vote of the Council.