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Long Beach City Council

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Long Beach City Council
City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
Leadership
Rex Richardson
since December 20, 2022
Vice-Mayor
Cindy Allen
since December 20, 2022
Structure
Seats9
Political groups
Nonpartisan (de jure)
  •   Democratic (8)
  •   Republican (0)
Elections
Single-member districts. Mayor At-large.
Last election
November 3, 2020
Motto
"The International City"
Meeting place
City Hall
Bob Foster Civic Chambers
411 West Ocean Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90802
Website
www.longbeach.gov

The Long Beach City Council is the governing body of the City of Long Beach, California.

The council is composed of 9 members elected from single-member districts for four-year terms. The Mayor is the chief legislative officer of the City and has the power to veto actions of the City Council, presides at meetings of the City Council, and has no vote, but may participate fully in the deliberations and proceedings of the City Council.[1]

Every two years, at the same time that Council members regularly take office for new terms, the Council selects one of its members to be the Vice-Mayor. As of 2018, annual salaries were $36,170 for council members and $144,655 for the mayor.[2]

Regular council meetings are held in the Long Beach City Hall on Tuesdays at 5pm except on holidays or if decided by special resolution.[3]

Current members

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Long Beach City Council District Map eff 12-03-2019

Officers:

District Name Party (officially nonpartisan)
Mayor Rex Richardson Democratic
Vice Mayor Cindy Allen Democratic
District Name Party (officially nonpartisan)
1 Mary Zendejas Democratic
2 Cindy Allen Democratic
3 Kristina Duggan Democratic
4 Daryl Supernaw Democratic
5 Megan Kerr Democratic
6 Suely Saro Democratic
7 Roberto Uranga Democratic
8 Al Austin Democratic
9 Joni Ricks-Oddie Democratic

Politics

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On December 19, 2023 the Long Beach City Council passed a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Israel's war on Gaza.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Long Beach Municipal Code". Long Beach.gov. City of Long Beach.
  2. ^ "2018 Salaries for Long Beach". transparentcalifornia.com. Nevada Policy Research Institute.
  3. ^ "Calendar Long Beach Council Meetings". longbeach.gov. City of Long Beach.
  4. ^ Santana, Alfredo (2023-12-20). "Long Beach council OKs proclamation calling for cease-fire in Gaza". Press Telegram. Retrieved 2024-05-07.