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Irvine City Council
Governing body of Irvine, California From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Irvine City Council is the governing body for the city of Irvine, California. The city operates under a council–manager form of government with a separately elected mayor and a council-appointed city manager. The council consists of 7 members, one of whom is the mayor. Following the 2024 general elections, Irvine added two additional members and moved from at-large to district elections. A city council members serve a four-year term while the mayor serves a two-year term. Both council members and the mayor are limited to two successive terms.
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Three city council members are elected in single-member districts during every presidential election while the mayor is elected at-large during the same and during the midterm election. The remaining council members are also elected during the midterms in their respective districts. Council members are elected to four-year terms and the mayor is elected for two-year terms. Both the mayor and council members are limited to two terms.[1]
Prior to the 2024 election, Irvine City Council members were elected at-large. However, with voters' approval of Measure D in the March 2024 primary elections, Irvine adopted a district system for its council members, with the mayor being elected city wide. The measure also expanded the council to seven members from its previous five and created six districts for the council members.[2] The city selected the district map prior to Measure D's approval after a city-wide contest.[3]
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The Irvine City Council consists of 5 Democrats and 2 Republicans, although per state law the council is officially nonpartisan.[4]
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