Editing Artesia, California (section)

===Local Government===
====City Council====
The [[City council|City Council]] is composed of five members elected at large by the citizens of Artesia to serve for four-year overlapping terms. The City Council is responsible to the residents of Artesia for the implementation of all programs and services provided by the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofartesia.us/index.aspx?nid=114|title=City Council |website=City of Artesia |access-date=September 29, 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" |Current City Council Members<ref name="cityofartesia.us">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofartesia.us/index.aspx?nid=114|title=City Council |website=City of Artesia |language=en|access-date=July 13, 2018}}</ref>
|-
!Position
!Name
!Term Expiry
|-
|Mayor
|Ali Sajjad Taj
|2026
|-
|Mayor Pro Tem
|Rene Trevino
|2026
|-
|Councilmember
|Monica Manalo
|2028
|-
|Councilmember
|Zeel Ahir
|2028
|-
|Councilmember
|Melissa Ramoso
|2026
|}

====City Council Meetings====
The regular meetings of the Artesia City Council are held on the second Monday of each month beginning at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. at Artesia City Hall, Council Chambers, 18747 Clarkdale Ave. Artesia, CA 90701.<ref name="cityofartesia.us"/>

====Commissions====
There are four commissions serving the City of Artesia, composed of five individuals who serve voluntarily. Each member of the City Council appoints one person to each commission for a term of four years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofartesia.us/index.aspx?nid=116|title=Artesia, CA - Official Website - Commissions|website=www.cityofartesia.us|access-date=September 29, 2016}}</ref>

====Disaster Council====
The Disaster Council is an advisory body to the [[City council|City Council]] which provides policies and suggestions to the City Council to adopt for emergency circumstances like earthquakes, fires, flooding, or terrorist attack.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cityofartesia.us/index.aspx?nid=296|title=Artesia, CA - Official Website - Disaster Council|website=www.cityofartesia.us|access-date=September 29, 2016}}</ref>