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Left to right: Mayor pro Tem David Shapiro, Councilmember Lucy Martin,
Councilmember Mary Sue Maurer, Mayor Fred Gaines, Councilmember James R.
Bozajian
The City Council is composed of five members elected at
large on a non-partisan basis to serve four year overlapping terms. Municipal elections
are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd numbered years, with
three Council members selected at one election and two at the next.
The Council is the legislative policy-making branch of City government. It
is the Council's responsibility to enact ordinances, resolutions and orders necessary for
governing the affairs of the City, to approve or amend the annual budget, to authorize
contracts on behalf of the City, act as the final appeal body on rulings of commissions,
appoint the City Manager and City Attorney, and all members of the various commissions and
committees.
The Mayor is selected by the City Council, from one of its members, for a
one year term and serves as the official representative of the City for all legislative
and ceremonial purposes. The Mayor is the presiding officer at City Council meetings and
executes legal instruments and documents. However, the Mayor is not vested with
administrative authority.
The regular meeting of the
City Council is a vital part of the democratic process in the conduct of
the City's affairs. It is at Council meetings that laws, policies and
basic decisions are made for the government of Calabasas. All meetings
of the City Council are open to the public and citizens are encouraged
to attend to learn more about how the City operates. City Council
meetings are held in the Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Way, at 7:00 p.m., on the
second and fourth Wednesday
of each month (Subject to change. Please check the City
calendar).
The City Council agenda is the official order of business at Council
meetings. Items for the agenda are prepared and submitted to the City Council by the City
Manager and staff.
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