Editing Bell, California (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
The City of Bell has a City Council-City Manager form of local government. City Council is composed of five council members who serve four-year terms, and the Mayor is elected every year by its fellow council members. The City of Bell contracts with Los Angeles County for Fire protection services, along with Animal control services.

The city has the following departments:

*City Manager's Office: Oversees the implementation of City Council policy and prepare's the City Manager's draft budget.
*City Clerks's Office- Official Record keeper of City, staff support to the City Council, and administers City Elections.
*Finance Department- Administers the city's finances including the Budget, accounts payable, accounts receivable and oversees business license renewals.  The department also manages various contracts related to managing the CIty's finances.
*Community Development Department- Oversees the Building and Planning Division, Economic Development, and Public Works and Engineering.
*Community Services Department- Oversees the city's Parks and Recreations programs and Special events.
*Police Department-Provides public safety services, traffic enforcement, and parking enforcement services.

The City of Bell has 75 full-time employees across all City departments.

Fire protection in Bell is provided by the [[Los Angeles County Fire Department]]. The LACFD operates Station No. 163 at 6320 Pine Avenue in Bell as a part of Battalion 3.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Los Angeles County Fire Department - Hometown Fire Stations |url=http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070913190430/http://fire.lacounty.gov/HometownFireStations/HometownFireStations.asp |archive-date=2007-09-13 |access-date= |website=fire.lacounty.gov}}</ref>

The [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]] operates the Whittier Health Center in [[Whittier, California|Whittier]], serving Bell and surrounding areas.<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/whittier.pdf Whittier Health Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527190101/http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/whittier.pdf |date=May 27, 2010 }}". [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.</ref>

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Bell Post Office at 6327 Otis Avenue and the Bandini Station Post Office at 5555 Bandini Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=BELL GARDENS Post Office™ Location |url=http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/253?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Bell |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717002230/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/253?p=1&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Bell |archive-date=2012-07-17 |access-date= |website=usps.whitepages.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Find Mail Services in 90201 - Bell Gardens, CA |url=http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/66355?p=2&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Bell |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210033654/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/66355?p=2&s=CA&service_name=post_office&z=Bell |archive-date=2013-02-10 |access-date= |website=usps.whitepages.com}}</ref>

===State and federal representation===
In the [[California State Legislature]], Bell is in {{Representative|casd|33|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|63|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web
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In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Bell is in California's 42nd congressional district<ref>{{Cite web |title=California's 42nd Congressional District - CA-42 Representatives & District Map |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/CA/42#q=90201&marker_lng=-118.150395&marker_lat=33.969456 |access-date=March 20, 2023 |website=GovTrack.us |language=en}}</ref> and its represented by [[Robert Garcia (California politician)|Democrat Robert Julio Garcia]]

===City government===
After a special election in March 2011, lifelong Bell resident Ali Saleh was named mayor by his fellow council members.  Danny Harber, a retired baker and 40-year resident of Bell, was elected vice mayor.<ref name="mayor">{{cite web|url=http://www.enlacelink.com/news/2011/apr/11/scandal-plagued-la-suburbs-new-leaders-meet/|title=EnlaceLink - Informações do dia a dia - Acompanhe as informações do dia a dia, como negócios online, cursos superiores, emagrecimento e muito mais.|website=EnlaceLink - Informações do dia a dia}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Saleh vowed to remake the city whose name had become synonymous with municipal corruption into a model of good government.