Irvine City Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 2 Terms |
Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Vice Mayor | |
Structure | |
Seats | 5 |
Political groups | Officially nonpartisan
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Length of term | 4 Years, 2 years for mayor |
Elections | |
Last election | November 5, 2024 |
Next election | November 3, 2026 |
Meeting place | |
Irvine City Hall 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606 | |
Website | |
Official Website |
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 currently consists of 5 members, one of whom is the mayor. Following the 2024 General Elections, Irvine will add two additional members and move 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.
Two city council members are elected at large during every presidential election while the mayor is elected during the same and during the midterm election. The other two council members are also elected during the midterms. Council members are elected to four-year terms and the mayor is elected for two-years. Both the mayor and council members are limited to two terms. [1]
Prior to the 2024 Election, Irvine's 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]
The Irvine City Council consists of 4 Democrats and 1 Republican, although per state law the council is officially nonpartisan. [4]
District | Councilmember | Party (officially nonpartisan) |
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Mayor | Farrah Khan | Democratic |
At Large | Larry Agran (Vice Mayor) | Democratic |
At Large | Tammy Kim | Democratic |
At Large | Mike Carroll | Republican |
At Large | Kathleen Treseder | Democratic |
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