City
Profile
Westlake Village became the 82nd City in the
County of Los Angeles as a result of an overwhelming vote on December
11, 1981. Westlake Village is a unique, master-planned community,
located in Los Angeles County and bordering the City of Thousand Oaks and Ventura County to the east. Development of the lakeside communitybegan in 1966
by the American Hawaiian Steamship Company. With a total land area
of 5.62 square miles, the community supports a population of 8,893.
Within the City limits are approximately 850 commercial and light
industrial business firms. The City encompasses twenty individual
neighborhoods, with active homeowners' associations to promote and
maintain high quality architectural standards. An array of housing
types match virtually every lifestyle, including: townhomes, condominiums,
mobile homes, single-family and lakefront residences, and view-oriented
estates.
The City of Westlake Village is a general law municipality, operating
on a contract basis in which many of the day-to-day services of
local government are provided by public and private agencies. The
residents of Westlake Village elect a five-member City Council to
oversee the City operations and to guide the future development
of the community. Councilmembers are elected "at large"
to serve a four-year term. Each year the Council selects one of
its members to serve as Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem. The City Council
appoints a City Manager to supervise all administrative, personnel
and contract services.
The Westlake Village City Council is committed to the ideal of
a quality community and seeks the input of community residents
to maintain this objective. The City Council meets on the second
and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council
Chambers at City Hall. All City Council meetings are broadcast
live on WVTV Channel 10, accompanied by a replay schedule each
week.
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