City of La Canada Flintridge

The La Cañada Flintridge City Council is comprised of five members elected at large to four-year overlapping terms. Annually, the City Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor, and one member to serve as Mayor Pro-Tem. The City Council acts as the legislative body for the community, establishing all City laws and policies. The City Council is assisted by five commissions and two committees to advise on matters within specific areas of responsibility. The City Council appoints the City Manager, City Attorney and City Treasurer as well as members of all advisory Commissions, Boards and Committees. The City Council also acts as the governing board for the Redevelopment Agency, the Public Improvement Corporation, Sanitation Districts No. 28 and No. 34, and the LCF Local Financing Authority.

The City Council meets regularly on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers of the La Cañada Flintridge City Hall. Special meetings are held as needed to discuss specific topics.

Agendas are published and posted at least 72 hours prior to regular meetings and at least 24 hours prior to special meetings as required by State law. E-mail subscription service is available.

Minutes of the meetings are posted as soon as they have been approved by the City Council.

Regular Meetings are broadcast live on Government Access Television, which is Charter Cable Channel 16 (west of Angeles Crest Highway) or 3 (east of Angeles Crest Highway.)

La Cañada Flintridge is a General Law City which means the City is governed by the laws of the State. However, Government Code Section 37100 gives City Councils powers to pass ordinances as long as they are not in conflict with the laws and Constitution of the State of California or the United States.

The ordinances adopted by the City Council are gathered together, or codified, in a Municipal Code. The City contracts with Quality Code Publishing to keep the Municipal Code on-line and current. Clicking on the link to the Municipal Code takes you to the Quality Code Publishing website and you can search for subjects in the City’s Municipal Code.

The next General Municipal election is March 2011. Two City Council Member seats will be vacant. More election information is available here.

The City Council has established specific Goals & Objectives for the City, as follows:

To have a friendly, efficient, responsive City Government;
To maintain general fund reserves of the City at no less than 150% of its annual operating budget;
To maintain the character of the community as primarily single family residential;
To participate with the School District on issues of common concern;
To protect our hillsides from overdevelopment;
To improve the commercial sector and major thoroughfares of the City;
To provide a safe, healthy environment for the families and youth of our community; and
To facilitate the appreciation of the diversity of our residents.

Annually, the Mayor appoints members of the City Council to represent the City on various agencies, or to serve on sub-committees for specific issues. In addition, Council Members serving on various agencies are appointed or elected by those agencies to other Boards. Click here for the list of assignments by Mayor Del Guercio.

Every year the Mayor presents a State of the City Address covering activities from the previous year. Click here for the most recent State of the City Address in Flash format. (This file may take several minutes to load. If you have an older computer with limited memory, you may not want to download this file. You may also view it in HTML format.)