Glendale, Arizona
| Glendale, Arizona | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Glendale
Jerry Weiers | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2024 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2028 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 7[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 247,813 |
| Race: | White 77.1% African American 6.8% Asian 4.2% Native American 1.6% Pacific Islander 0.2% Two or more 3.9% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 38.2% |
| Median household income: | $55,020 |
| High school graduation rate: | 83.1% |
| College graduation rate: | 21.5% |
| Related Glendale offices | |
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Glendale is a city located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The city's population was 248,325 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
The city of Glendale utilizes a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council—which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body—appoints a chief executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement the council's policy and legislative initiatives.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels. The current Mayor of Glendale is Jerry Weiers (nonpartisan). Weiers assumed office in 2013.
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief executive. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, and appointing departmental directors and other senior-level positions.[3]
City council
The Glendale City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies, and ordinances.[2]
The city council is made up of seven members including the mayor. While the mayor is elected at large, the other six city council members are elected by the city's six districts.[2]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Glendale, Arizona.
Mayoral partisanship
Glendale has a Republican mayor. As of March 2025, 65 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, two are independents, four identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and three mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
Mayoral elections are officially nonpartisan in most of the nation's largest cities. However, many officeholders are affiliated with political parties. Ballotpedia uses one or more of the following sources to identify each officeholder's partisan affiliation: (1) direct communication from the officeholder, (2) current or previous candidacy for partisan office, or (3) identification of partisan affiliation by multiple media outlets.
Elections
2024
The city of Glendale, Arizona, was scheduled to hold general elections for mayor and city council on November 5, 2024. The general election was canceled after all four races were decided in the July 30, 2024, primary election. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024.
2022
The city of Glendale, Arizona, was scheduled to hold general elections for city council on November 8, 2022. The general election was canceled after all three races were decided in the primary election. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
2020
The city of Glendale, Arizona, held general elections for mayor and three city council seats on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. A runoff election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.
2018
The city of Glendale, Arizona, held general elections for city council on November 6, 2018. The primary was on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was May 30, 2018.
2016
The city of Glendale, Arizona, held elections for mayor and city council on November 8, 2016. A primary election took place on August 30, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2016.[4] Three of the six city council seats were up for election.
2014
The city of Glendale, Arizona, held nonpartisan elections for city council on November 4, 2014. A primary election was held on August 26, 2014. Three council seats were up election.[5]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Glendale | |
|---|---|
| Glendale | |
| Population | 248,325 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 67 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 54.4% |
| Black/African American | 7% |
| Asian | 4.1% |
| Native American | 1.7% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Two or more | 22.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 40.5% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 84.5% |
| College graduation rate | 23.5% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $70,139 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from July 1 to June 30 of the next year. The city code gives responsibility for drafting an expense and capital budget to the city council, who then hold budget workshops to solicit input from the community. After the workshops, the budget is adopted in a meeting of the city council. The city's budget is made up of several parts. The operating budget covers the day-to-day expenses of the city. The capital budget funds capital projects such as city buildings and roads. A debt service budget appropriates money for the payment of outstanding debts. A contingency fund operates as a savings account for the city.[6]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total resources and expenditure figures were pulled from the Summary Schedule of Estimated Revenues and Expenditures/Expenses in the city's annual financial reports.[7][8][9][10][11]
| City of Glendale historical resources and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total resources | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $1,966,409,841 | $1,480,000,000 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $1,568,475,216 | $1,260,000,000 |
| 2022-2023 | Adopted | $1,374,572,935 | $1,070,000,000 |
| 2021-2022 | Adopted | $1,446,113,140 | $1,244,000,000 |
| 2020-2021 | Adopted | $924,190,442 | $747,000,000 |
Glendale, Arizona salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
5850 W. Glendale Ave. #451
Glendale, AZ 85301
Phone: 623-930-2260
City Clerk's office
5850 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85301
Phone: 623-930-2252
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
The city of Glendale is in Maricopa County. A list of ballot measures in Maricopa County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Glendale, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Glendale, Arizona, as a city or county that did not prohibit discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[12]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Glendale Code of Ordinances, "Part I, Article II - The Council," accessed August 12, 2021
- ↑ Glendale Code of Ordinances, "Part I, Article III - The City Manager," accessed August 12, 2021
- ↑ Email from the Glendale Deputy City Clerk on January 22, 2016
- ↑ Maricopa County, "2014 Election Calendar," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Glendale Code of Ordinances, "Part I, Article VI - Finance and Taxation," accessed August 12, 2021
- ↑ City of Glendale, "FY 2021-2022 Final Budget," accessed October 21, 2022
- ↑ City of Glendale, "FY 2022-2023 Final Budget," accessed October 21, 2022
- ↑ City of Glendale, "FY 2020-2021 Final Budget," accessed October 21, 2022
- ↑ City of Glendale, "FY 2023-2024 Final Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ City of Glendale, "FY 2024-2025 Final Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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