The City of Santa Clara was incorporated in 1852, adopted the City Charter in 1951 and operates as a Council/Manager form of government.

About the Santa Clara City Council

• The City Council, as the legislative body, represents the citizens of Santa Clara and is empowered by the City's Charter to formulate Citywide policy.
• All powers of the City are vested in the Council except those prohibited by the Constitution of the State of California and the provisions of the City Charter.
• Elected from the City at-large, the Mayor serves a four-year term.
• City Councilmembers are elected by districts, and serve four-year terms.
• The City Charter limits the Mayor and all Councilmembers to serving two consecutive terms.

Contact Information

Mayor and Council Offices
1500 Warburton Avenue
Santa Clara, CA 95050

Constituent Requests to the City Council:
The general inbox is managed by staff, send emails to mayorandcouncil@santaclaraca.gov to be transmitted to the full City Council.

Scheduling Requests - Meetings Invitations to the Mayor / City Council: 

Hayley Bendanillo, Executive Assistant 
Email: hbendanillo@santaclaraca.gov 

Phone: (408) 615-2250
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by appointment only.

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Contact the City Council:

Mayor Lisa Gillmor: lgillmor@santaclaraca.gov

Vice Mayor / District 1 City Councilmember Albert Gonzalez: AGonzalez1@SantaClaraca.gov

District 2 City Councilmember Raj Chahal: rchahal@santaclaraca.gov

District 3 City Councilmember Karen Hardy: khardy@santaclaraca.gov

District 4 City Councilmember Kevin Park: kpark@santaclaraca.gov

District 5 City Councilmember Suds Jain: sjain@santaclaraca.gov

District 6 City Councilmember Kelly G. Cox: kcox@santaclaraca.gov