Palm Springs was incorporated in 1938 and has a City Council/City Manager form of government. As its governing body, the Palm Springs City Council is comprised of five members, including the Mayor, who are elected citywide. They serve four-year terms, however not all five seats are up for election at the same time. Municipal elections are consolidated with the general election and held every two y
ears in November of the odd-numbered year. Council terms overlap, with two Councilmembers and the Mayor elected one year and the other two Councilmembers elected two years later. Each year the Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor pro tem. Palm Springs is among more than 300 cities in California operating under the Council-Manager form of government. The Council hires the city manager who is the chief administrative officer of the City, responsible for all the management functions of the City, including preparation of the budget, delivery of services, hiring of personnel and implementing capital projects. The City Council also directly hires the city attorney who serves as the City’s primary legal adviser. A variety of business comes before the City Council at its meetings. The City Council holds regular meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of the month beginning at 6 p.m. The City Council welcomes your participation at its meetings. The public may address the City Council on any item during the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting. Those wishing to address the Council are asked to first complete a speaker’s card and give it to the City Clerk so the City has a formal record of individuals who speak. Speakers are called upon by the Mayor and those wishing to address an item on the agenda listed as a public hearing will be called when that item comes up. Public comment is limited to three minutes per person or five minutes if the item is a public hearing. Televised coverage of all City Council meetings is presented live on local cable TV Channel 17, YouTube and on the City's website at www.palmspringsca.gov.
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Please note that the City of Palm Springs is a public agency and must respect constitutional free speech protections when moderating comments on its social media platforms. As a result, the City cannot remove or hide comments solely because they may be offensive, controversial, disagreeable, or unpopular. Comments may be hidden or removed only if they violate the City's Social Media Policy. User comments do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the City of Palm Springs, its elected officials, or its employees. Additionally, some comments may be automatically hidden by the Meta platform based upon language used or other factors outside of the City's control.
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General Information Regarding Comments:
Comments posted to this page will be monitored and inappropriate content will be removed as soon as possible.
1.1 The City reserves the right to remove inappropriate content, including, but not limited to:
1.1.1. Comments that are not topically related to the particular posting being commented upon;
1.1.2. Comments in support of, or opposition to, political campaigns, candidates or ballot measures;
1.1.3. Content that promotes, fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws;
1.1.5. Sexual content or links to sexual content;
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1.1.7. Conduct or encouragement of illegal activity;
1.1.8. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems; or
1.1.9. Content that violates a legal ownership interest of any other party.
1.2. These guidelines shall be displayed to users or made available by hyperlink on all City social media sites. Any content removed based on these guidelines must be retained, including the time, date and identity of the poster, when available.
1.3. The City reserves the right to implement or remove any functionality of its social media site, when deemed appropriate by the City Manager, the City Communications Director, or the designee of the City Manager. This includes, but is not limited to, information, articles, pictures, videos or any other form of communication that is posted on a City social media site. The City disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for any materials that the City deems inappropriate for posting, which cannot be removed in an expeditious and otherwise timely manner.
