City Council Member District One Vacancy and Application Process

BACKGROUND

On Monday, April 21, 2025, Mayor Pro Tem Carole Kendrick submitted a formal notification of resignation as the representative of District 1. In response to the unscheduled vacancy, the City of Hemet has begun the application process. Applications will be accepted until 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. 

FILING/APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

Applications are due by Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Late submissions or incomplete applications will not be considered. 

For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 951-765-2395 or email the City Clerk at clerkstaff@hemetca.gov. 

QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDACY

To qualify as a candidate for Council Member - District One, you must reside and be registered to vote within the District One jurisdiction when the application is issued. Additionally, you must be:

• A registered voter in the City of Hemet, District 1. Click here to access the interactive Hemet City Council Districts Map
• A citizen of the United States
• 18 years of age or older
• Not disqualified from holding office by the Constitution or laws of the State of California

TERM LIMITS

On November 2, 2010, the voters of the City of Hemet adopted Measure W, limiting the number of terms a person may serve as an elected official to three terms. The language is codified in Hemet Municipal Code Section 2-37 and reads as follows:

During their lifetime, no person shall serve, whether by means of election or appointment, more than three terms of office as a city council member, as the treasurer, or as any other elected city official. This term limit shall be applied separately to each different type of elected office held. A partial term of office shall be considered to be a full term where more than one-half of the regular term of office has been served. This measure shall apply prospectively, taking effect as to terms commencing in 2012 and thereafter.

Terms that commenced prior to 2012 are not counted for the purposes of Section 2-37. At this time, there are no individuals in the City of Hemet who have served three terms that commenced in 2012 or after.

COMPENSATION

On August 13, 2024, the City Council approved Ordinance 2042, increasing the monthly compensation for each Council Member to $1,900.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT ONE APPLICATION