Editing Fontana, California (section)

===Local government===
Fontana is a [[general law city]]; it has no city charter. Led by a council composed of a mayor and four councilmembers, it uses a [[council-manager]] form of government. The mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer are elected at-large to serve four-year terms, while councilmembers are elected by district, also serving four-year terms.<ref name=cc/><ref>{{cite web |title=District Elections {{!}} Fontana, CA - Official Website |url=https://www.fontanaca.gov/2760/District-Elections |website=www.fontanaca.gov |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>

According to data from the California State Controller’s Office, Fontana’s government-wide revenues totaled approximately $362.41 million and expenditures were about $320.75 million for 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Government Financial Data |url=https://cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov/#!/year/2023/revenue/0/entity_name/Fontana/0/category?vis=barChart |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Local Government Financial Data |url=https://cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov/#!/year/2023/operating/0/entity_name/Fontana/0/category?vis=barChart |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=cities.bythenumbers.sco.ca.gov |language=en}}</ref> 

In 2021, city leadership was criticized by the California State Controller's Office for paying former city manager Ken Hunt $932,623 in 2020, though he had not worked a single day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/02/former-fontana-city-manager-made-nearly-1-million-without-working-a-day-in-2020/|title = Former Fontana city manager made nearly $1 million without working a day in 2020|date = July 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sco.ca.gov/eo_pressrel21871.html|title = SCO &#124; Welcome to the State Controller's Website}}</ref> The city mayor and city council declined to explain why such compensation was warranted for a city manager who had not worked in the city since 2019. The city council also failed to follow the [[Brown Act]], which requires public agencies to specifically list closed-session items for terminations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-30/head-of-california-town-made-933-000-in-2020-dwarfing-la-mayor |title=Head of a California Town Made $933,000 in 2020, Dwarfing LA Mayor |first=Christopher |last=Palmeri |date=June 30, 2021 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fontanaheraldnews.com/news/why-did-fontana-city-manager-make-932-623-last-year-city-provides-explanation/article_21f77084-da84-11eb-8e62-0bbd31cf7401.html|title = Why did 'Fontana city manager' make $932,623 last year? City provides explanation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2021/07/02/former-fontana-city-manager-made-nearly-1-million-without-working-a-day-in-2020/|title = Former Fontana city manager made nearly $1 million without working a day in 2020|date = July 2, 2021}}</ref>