Palm Springs City Council Continues Discussion on Possibly Switching to Elected Mayor

Palm Springs City Council continues discussion on possibly switching to elected mayor

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KESQ) - Palm Springs City Council continued its discussions over a potential change to how the city selects its mayor.  Since 2019, the city has rotated the mayor's role each year among the five city council members. Changes then also moved the city to district council elections to avoid a lawsuit involving a lack of Latino representation. Critics of switching back to a directly elected mayor with voting power say it could …

Palm Springs council wrestles with elected mayor proposal as key questions remain unresolved ⋆ The Palm Springs Post

The outside of City Council Chambers at Palm Springs City Hall. (Photo: Shutterstock) The future of the mayoral position in Palm Springs on the city council’s agenda again on Wednesday, where it likely will stay in coming months as the city grapples with how to handle a proposed ballot initiative that would create a directly elected mayor position.  In 2018, Palm Springs moved from an at-large city council system — where all voters chose all cou…