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From Left to Right -
Councilmember Barry Groveman, Mayor pro Tem Jonathon Wolfson,
Mayor Mary Sue Maurer, Councilmember James Bozajian,
and Councilmember Dennis Washburn
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, 26135
Mureau Road, 2nd floor, at 7:30 p.m., on the first and third Wednesday
of each month, except August when the Council takes a break.
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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