Mesa City Council Member, District 1
Passes laws and regulations for your city
Full office description
- City council members work together with the rest of the city officials to set and implement city policies and priorities.
- The City Council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
- City council members work with the mayor and the city manager to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
- Most city council members in Arizona are elected to four-year terms in staggered years. Elections are nonpartisan.
How this impacts you
Policing — The city council has the final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get, and how they are trained.
Public Health — The city council allocates funding for public infrastructure maintenance such as fixing potholes and ensuring water quality and garbage pickup.
This is a runoff election for City Council Member. To see the original election, click here.
