Mayor's appointments to the Bring the Battleship to Baytown Committee

Mayor's appointments of Council Member Laura Alvarado WAS APPROVED as the primary representative and Council Member David Himsel as the alternate representative to the Bring the Battleship to Baytown Committee.

The election for City Council Mayor Pro Tem, Alvarado next in line

Currently, Robert Hoskins, District No. 5 serves as the Mayor Pro Tem. Council Member Davis Himsel has requested not to serve this term.
According to the Council rules, the next Council Member for consideration is Council Member Laura Alvarado.

Section 15 of the Charter of the City of Baytown provides that the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem, who shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor and, if a vacancy should occur, shall become Mayor until the next regular election.

On July 14, 2011, the Council adopted a new set of rules regarding the Mayor Pro Tem. The rules are as follows:

• the Mayor Pro Tem be elected for a 6 month term on a rotating basis;
• the terms will run from January 1st to June 30th and from July 1st to December 31st of each year;
• the rotation will be consecutive based on council district number;
• a Council Member must have served one year on the City Council prior to being elected Mayor Pro Tem; and
• if a Council Member does not wish to serve, cannot serve or does not qualify to serve when scheduled to be elected as Mayor Pro Tem based upon the rotation schedule, the City Council shall elect the next Council Member on the rotation list unless voted otherwise.