4th of July holiday closure: On Friday, July 4, 2025, City Hall is closed, there is no street sweeping, trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day .    
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20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Alternating Fridays: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday: closed

The Santa Ana City Council stands in front of a wooden dais.About the City Council

The Santa Ana City Council has seven members: a Mayor and six councilmembers. Councilmembers are elected from different parts of the city called wards. They serve four-year terms and have a limit of three terms. 

The Mayor is elected citywide and can serve up to four 2-year terms. A Mayor Pro Tem is chosen from the councilmembers through nomination and election. If the Mayor is absent, the Mayor Pro Tem serves in their place.

Meetings

City Council meetings are on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. There are two parts to each meeting:

  1. Closed session at a time between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. (private)
  2. Public meeting around 5:30 p.m. (open to the public)

Meetings are in the Council Chamber at 22 Civic Center Plaza and streamed online. If the location changes, it will say so on the agenda.

Wards

The City of Santa Ana has six areas called wards. The Mayor represents the whole city, while the six councilmembers each represent one ward.

Each ward has a similar number of residents. The ward map can change every decade to reflect population changes. 

Elections

Local elections are held every two years: to elect a mayor and to elect three councilmembers. While the mayoral seat is up for election every two years, either the council seats for wards 1, 3, and 5 or 2, 4, and 6 are up for election every two years (this is called a “sequence”). For the 2024 election, the council seats for wards 1, 3, and 5 will be up for election. In 2026, there will be another election for wards 2, 4, and 6.

City Council events

City Council meeting

Jul 1 2025

City Council Chambers

The Santa Ana City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Santa Ana City Hall in the Council Chamber, located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Closed session meetings begin at 5 p.m. or earlier, and the regular open meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are broadcast...

Independence Day holiday: City Hall closed, no street sweeping

Jul 4 2025

Santa Ana City Hall is closed on July 4, 2025, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. There will be no street sweeping and trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day. Community centers, senior centers, libraries, the Santa Ana Work Center and other non-essential City facilities will be closed. Santa Ana City...

City Council meeting

Jul 15 2025

City Council Chambers

The Santa Ana City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Santa Ana City Hall in the Council Chamber, located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Closed session meetings begin at 5 p.m. or earlier, and the regular open meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are broadcast...

City Hall regular Friday closure

Jul 18 2025

Santa Ana City Hall is open Monday through Thursday and every other Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Hall and non-essential City offices are closed on alternating Fridays. See the holiday and closed Friday schedule here.

City Hall regular Friday closure

Aug 1 2025

Santa Ana City Hall is open Monday through Thursday and every other Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. City Hall and non-essential City offices are closed on alternating Fridays. See the holiday and closed Friday schedule here.

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