Los Alamitos City Council
Who sits on the Los Alamitos city council, how long they've served, when each seat is next on the ballot — and how each member has actually voted, item by item, from the official record.
by-district · mayor: rotated-by-council · term limits: Council members are elected to staggered four-year terms by district. Per the City Charter, a member may serve up to three consecutive terms; after serving three consecutive terms a person becomes eligible again only after a break out of office. Measure X (approved by voters November 5, 2024) revised the structure to cap members at three terms serving the district in which they reside, with a cool-down period before becoming eligible again. Exact application to a specific member's consecutive-term count could not be independently confirmed from the sources fetched and should be verified with the City Clerk. · on the Nov 2026 ballot: Districts 4 and 5 are on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election ballot; both terms end November 2026. The city's official November 3, 2026 election page lists 'Council Member - District 4' and 'Council Member - District 5' (full 4-year terms), with candidate filing opening July 13, 2026. District 4 is currently held by Shelley Hasselbrink and District 5 by Emily Hibard.
Vote records digitized from 2024-01-16 to 2026-06-15 (29 meetings, 182 individual votes). Sources: official minutes and meeting records linked on every line.
Emily Hibard
Gary Loe
Jordan Nefulda
Shelley Hasselbrink
Tanya Doby
Recent divided votes
| Date | Item | Outcome | Voted no | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-16 | ion/Second: Doby/Nefulda Carried 4-1: The City Council ratified the Warrants from November 1, 2024, to November 30, 2024, for $2,966,034.78. | 4-1 passed | Emily Hibard | record |
| 2024-11-18 | c Hearing; and, 2. Took testimony; and, Motion/Second: Hasselbrink/Doby Carried 3-1-1 (Hibard voted no. Murphy abstained): The City Council: | 3-1 passed | Emily Hibard | record |
| 2024-03-18 | ied 3/2 (Hibard and Murphy voted no): The City Council ratified the Warrants from February 1, 2024, to February 29, 2024, for $1,702,650.18. | 3-1 passed | Emily Hibard | record |
| 2024-02-20 | voted No): The City Council ratified the Warrants for the period from January 1, 2024, to January 31, 2024, in the amount of $1,561,198.03. | 3-1 passed | Emily Hibard | record |
| 2024-01-16 | lbrink/Dony Carried 3/2: The City Council ratified the Warrants from December 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, in the amount of $1,324,048.35. | 3-1 passed | Emily Hibard | record |
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