The City of Lake Forest operates under the Council/Manager form of government. Legislative power is held by the publicly-elected five-member City Council. Council Members are elected at-large for alternating four-year terms, with elections in November of even-numbered years. Council Members select the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore each year in December from among themselves. The Mayor presides over City Council meetings, signs official documents, and performs ceremonial functions. As the Legislative Branch of Municipal Government, the City Council adopts laws and makes policy decisions for the City of Lake Forest.
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Kathryn McCullough Mayor
Scott Voigts Mayor Pro Tem
Peter Herzog Council Member
Marcia Rudolph Council Member
Mark Tettemer Council Member
The City Council and staff welcome residents and guests to all Council meetings, held on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Closed Session begins at 5:30 p.m. and the Public Session begins at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, located in City Hall, 25550 Commercentre Drive. For further information, call the City Clerk's Office at (949) 461-3420.
The Agenda is the official order of business for each meeting, and contains a description of each item and recommended action. The Agenda is available to the public the Friday afternoon before each meeting. To receive copies of the Agenda by mail, please submit a letter of request to the City Clerk. A complete Agenda packet, which includes backup reports, is available for public inspection during regular business hours in the City Clerk's Department at City Hall, no later than the Friday preceding each City Council meeting.
COUNCIL ACTIONS
An ORDINANCE is a municipal law which can be amended or repealed only by adoption of another Ordinance as prescribed by State law.
An Ordinance requires two readings at separate Council meetings before adoption. The adopted Ordinance is published in a local newspaper and is effective thirty days after adoption.
A RESOLUTION may be used to express City Council policy, direct certain administrative or legal action, or embody a public Council statement.
A Resolution requires only one reading at a City Council meeting, becomes effective immediately, and may be changed by a subsequent Resolution.
PUBLIC HEARINGS are required for specific matters which include, but are not limited to: zoning, appeals, and General Plan amendments. Public Hearings require specific notice prior to the meeting. At the Public Hearing the following will occur:
