Item 25 - Public Hearing - Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Budget

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The City is responsible for three legally separate entities, which include the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Successor Agency to the Housing Authority, and the Santa Ana Public Financing Authority. In 1952, the City voters approved a Charter and adopted a council-manager form of government. Policy- making and legislative authority are vested in a governing City Council consisting of the Mayor and six Council members. The City Council is the policy-making body responsible for passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees, and appointing the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk. The City Council is elected on a non-partisan basis. Council members serve a four-year term and are limited to three consecutive terms. The Mayor is elected at-large and has term limits of no more than four (4) two-year terms. As of the 2020 election, council members are now elected by Ward. The City Manager is responsible for implementing City Council's policies and ordinances, and for overseeing daily operations. Additionally, the City Manager is responsible for developing and recommending the City's annual operating budget, which is then submitted to City Council for approval.