Commission form of government. Under the new charter, the City government now consisted of 3 departments: Public Safety, Public Works and Finance with one elected Commissioner responsible for each department. The City Council consisted of the three elected Commissioners. The Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety was the ex officio Mayor; and the elections process included the use of a preferential ballot form.
Year
Commissioners
Public Works
Public Safety
Finance
1945
William W. Milliken
Ray Schafer
Dwight C. Freeman
1943
William W. Milliken
Leonard J. Murray
Dwight C. Freeman
1941
William W. Milliken
Claude C. Crawford
Dwight C. Freeman
1939
William W. Milliken
Claude C. Crawford
Dwight C. Freeman
1937
William W. Milliken
Edmond S. Gillette
Theodore D. Plumer
1935
Hal Clark Sanborn
William H. Carter
Theodore D. Plumer
1933
Hal Clark Sanborn
William H. Carter
Theodore D. Plumer
1931
John A. Morton
William H. Carter
Frank A. Helton
1929
John A. Morton
Herman Michel
Frank A. Helton
1927
John A. Morton
Herman Michel
Frank A. Helton
1925
John A. Morton
John C. Steele
Frank A. Helton
1923
John A. Morton
John C. Steele
Frank A. Helton
1921
William H. Carter
Samuel L. Berkley
Frank A. Helton
1919
William H. Carter
Samuel L. Berkley
Frank J. Townsend
1917
William H. Carter
Samuel L. Berkley
Frank J. Townsend
1915
William H. Carter
Samuel L. Berkley
Maxwell K. Barretto
First charter (1906 – 1915)
Mayor - Council form of government. Under the new charter, the City Council was composed of one Mayor with veto power, and one Council member from each of its seven wards.
Year
Mayor
Council Member
Ward 1
Ward 2
Ward 3
Ward 4
Ward 5
Ward 6
Ward 7
1915
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1913
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1909
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1906
T. H. Dudley
G. D. Snyder
W. A. Armstrong;
Abe S. Reel
Alf Morris
H. L. Coffman
J. Euclid Miles
Roscoe H. Dow
Board of trustees (1886 – 1906)
The residents of the town of Santa Monica voted to incorporate November 30, 1886, and chose a board of five trustees.
