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r E. Role of the My.yor 1. The Mayor always represents the Town and the Town Council. 2. At the beginning of their mayoral term, the Mayor makes/coordinates Town liaison appointments. a. The Mayor first meets or speaks with each council member to determine areas of interest. b. If more than one council member is interested in a specific role or position, and it is not possible to resolve the matter through compromise, the Mayor may take the appointment to the full Town Council at a study session. 3. Designate alternates for external committees/liaisons to provide exposure to subject matter and experience in preparing for the primary position. 4. Consider rotation of assignments every couple of years to afford other council members the opportunity to serve in different capacities. Consider the impact to the Town of rotation. 5. Every council member has the right and obligation to serve as representatives. 6. Time permitting, the Mayor will bring issues back to the full Town Council for direction or a vote (e.g., appointments by the Mayors' Conference or positions taken by the Mayors' Conference). 7. Mayoral Rotation a. The position of Mayor is rotated annually. Each council member has the right to serve (barring Council changes) every five years. b. The Vice-Mayor is next in line of succession. c. Mayoral Rotation for the next 5 years is agreed upon as follows: 2021 -Renee Morgan 2024-Karen Stepper 2022-Newell Arnerich 2025 -Dave Fong 2023-Robert Storer d. If one new councilmember is elected or appointed, they are placed at the end of the rotation and incumbent members move up one year. e. If more than one new councilmember is elected, they are placed at the end of the rotation in an order determined by the number of votes that each new council member received (highest # of votes goes first, etc.) Incumbent council members move up by a number of years equivalent to the number of new council members elected (i.e. 2 new members means that the others move up 2 years). 8. Provides direction to the Town Manager on use of the annual 'Mayor's Discretionary Fund', which is intended to be used for a public improvement, program, or event that is located within the town,and accessible to the general public. F. Appointments of advisoni commissions and boards; Council appointments; Council resiptations. 1. The Town Council will adhere to Resolution No. 11-2005, regarding selection and appointment of Town commissioners.