FINAL BILL REPORT

HB 1833

                                  C 196 L 88

BYRepresentatives Dorn, Butterfield, Jones, Nealey, Rayburn, Rasmussen, Fox, Hine, Haugen, Sanders, Ferguson and D. Sommers 

Revising provisions for a mayor pro tempore.

House Committe on Local Government

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Towns generally are governed by an elected mayor and a five member city council.

A mayor pro tempore may be chosen by a town council from one of its members to act for the mayor in the mayor's absence, but the person chosen as mayor pro tempore only retains this position for the day on which he or she is chosen.

SUMMARY:

A town council may chose a council member to act as the mayor in the absence of the mayor (mayor pro tempore) for a specified period of time, not to exceed six months.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 96   0

      Senate    48     0

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988