The City's charter ordinance requires election of a Deputy Mayor at the first governing body meeting in January. The Deputy Mayor serves for a one-year term and in the absence or temporary disability of the Mayor. Rule 4.1(b) of the Governing Body Rules provides that Council Members who have served the longest period of time and have not previously served as Deputy Mayor will automatically be nominated. In addition to automatic nominations, additional councilmembers can still be nominated until the nomination is closed by motion. The Rule only requires that the longest serving who has not served be automatically nominated not that they automatically become the Deputy Mayor.

Councilmember Kell is eligible to be nominated. If he refuses, then Councilmember Hoferer would be eligible, followed by Councilmember Banks and Councilmember Miller. 

The Deputy Mayor shall appoint the members to each standing committee for Policy and Finance, Public Infrastructure, Public Health and Safety, Social Service Grants and Transient Guest Tax, as well as any special committees. Below is a list of Deputy Mayors that have served over the past several years:

2024 - Christina Valdivia-Alcala

2023 - Neil Dobler

2022 - Spencer Duncan

2021 - Mike Padilla

2020 - Tony Emerson

2019 - Sandra Clear

2018 - Brendan Jensen

2017 - Jeff Coen

2016 - Michelle De La Isla

2015 - Karen Hiller

2014 - Denise Everhart

2013 - Sylvia Ortiz