Per the voters approved Ordinance No. 2096 (PDF) the city has established term limits for City Council, City Clerk and City Treasurer, collectively referred to as "Public Official." No person may serve no more than two consecutive terms as a public official. Any person will again become eligible to hold public office as a public official provided not less than two years have or will have elapsed between the most recent date of such person's previous service as a public official and the effective date of such person's most recent election or appointment to public office. After such a two year absence, a new two consecutive term limit applies.

Senate Bill No. 415 (SB415) approved in 2015 prohibits local governments from holding their elections other than on a statewide election date.  As a result, the City Council adopted Ordnance No. 2145 (PDF) changing the General Municipal Election from March in odd-numbered years to March in even-numbered years, to coincide with statewide election dates.  For more information, click here.   

Municipal elections are held every two years, on the first Tuesday in March of even-numbered years. Upcoming election dates are:

• March 5, 2020 - Positions: Three Council Members
• March 8, 2022 - Positions: Two Council Members, City Clerk and City Treasurer

City Council	Term	Term Ending
Stephen Lam, Mayor	1st Term	March 3, 2020
Peter Chan, Mayor Pro Tem	2nd Term	March 8, 2022
Hans Liang, Council Member	2nd Term	March 8, 2022
Mitchell Ing, Council Member	1st Term	March 3, 2020
Teresa Real Sebastian, Council Member	1st Term	March 3, 2020

Elected City Officials	Term	Term Ending
Vincent D. Chang, City Clerk	2nd Term	March 8, 2022
Joseph Leon, City Treasurer	2nd Term	March 8, 2022

Appointed City Officials
Ron Bow, City Manager	Contract
Mark Hensley	Contract

Click here to view elected official compensation and benefits.

City Council Meetings

The City Council and Successor Agency meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 320 West Newmark Avenue. For the benefit and convenience of the community, meetings are broadcast live on MPK-TV and replays scheduled daily. For more information, click here.