Editing Buena Park, California (section)

===Local government===
Buena Park was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as a General Law City on January 27, 1953. In November 2008, the voters adopted a City Charter. The City Charter is a written document approved by the electorate which acts as a “constitution” for the city. Amendments, revisions and repeals of a charter are subject to the vote of the people.

Buena Park operates under [[council–manager government]], in which the City Council is the policy-making body and the [[city manager|City Manager]] is responsible for carrying out Council policy and everyday management of city functions. An elected City Council of five non-partisan members is elected at large and its chair acts as mayor.<ref>[http://www.buenapark.com/Index.aspx?page=27 City of Buena Park: City Structure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090625015052/http://www.buenapark.com/Index.aspx?page=27 |date=June 25, 2009 }} Retrieved April 7, 2009</ref>

As of February 2025, city council members are Mayor Joyce Ahn, Vice Mayor Connor Traut, Council Member Carlos Franco, Council Member Susan Sonne, and Council Member Lamiya Hoque.