Gilbert, Arizona
| Gilbert, Arizona | |
| General information | |
Mayor of Gilbert
Scott Anderson | |
| 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: | 243,254 |
| Race: | White 82.7% African American 3.9% Asian 5.7% Native American 0.8% Pacific Islander 0.2% Two or more 4.1% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 17.1% |
| Median household income: | $96,857 |
| High school graduation rate: | 96.3% |
| College graduation rate: | 44.4% |
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Gilbert is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona. The city's population was 267,918 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Mayor-council government and Council-manager government
The city of Gilbert blends elements of a council-manager system with a weak mayor system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The city council, however, appoints a city manager to oversee the city's day-to-day operations and implement city policies.[2]
Mayor
The mayor serves as the city's chief executive and is responsible for presiding over council meetings, executing documents required by the council, state statute, or local ordinance, and providing an annual state of the community address to the town. The mayor votes as a member of the council. The current Mayor of Gilbert is Scott Anderson (nonpartisan). Anderson assumed office in 2025.[2]
City manager
The city manager is the city's chief administrative officer. He or she is appointed by a majority vote of the council for an indefinite term. The responsibilities of the city manager include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, carrying out the legislative initiatives of the mayor and city council, appointing and removing employees of the town, assisting in the planning and implementation of the city's budget, and carrying out other administrative duties as required by the town code.[3]
City council
The Gilbert 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 consists of seven members including the mayor. All are elected at large.[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:
Gilbert County Island Fire District
- See also: Special districts
Special districts are a form of local government that exist to fulfill a specific purpose within a certain geographic area. This region can be as large as a county or smaller than a city block. Special districts have the power to tax their local residents in order to fund operational expenditures. Although a special district may be formed for any stated purpose, the most common examples include library, hospital, transportation, airport, utility, conservation, sanitation, fire control, and flood control districts.
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Gilbert, Arizona.
Mayoral partisanship
Gilbert 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.
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Elections
2024
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held general elections for mayor, city council, and fire district on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for July 30, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 1, 2024, and the filing deadline for the fire district was July 8, 2024.
2022
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held general elections for city council and fire district board on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 2, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 4, 2022.
2020
The city of Gilbert, Arizona, held elections for mayor, three city council seats, and two fire district seats in 2020. One city council race was a special election to fill the remainder of a two-year term. A primary was scheduled for August 4, 2020. If a candidate received a majority of the votes in the primary, then the general election was canceled. A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was April 6, 2020.
2018
The city of Gilbert, 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 Gilbert, 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. Two of the six city council seats were up for election.[4]
2014
Elections for the city council of Gilbert, Arizona were scheduled to take place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The candidate filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 28, 2014. Four seats were up for election.[5] Because four candidates received a majority of the votes in the primary election, the general election was called off. Eddie Cook, Victor Petersen, Jordan Ray and Brigette Peterson defeated Jason Cvancara, Tim Rinesmith and TJ Tillman.[6]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Gilbert | |
| Population | 267,918 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 68 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 72.7% |
| Black/African American | 3.3% |
| Asian | 6.6% |
| Native American | 1% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more | 12.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17.5% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 96.5% |
| College graduation rate | 47.5% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $121,351 |
| Persons below poverty level | 5.1% |
| 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's Office of Management and Budget (OMB), under the oversight of the city manager, develops the budget. The budget must be approved by the city council and mayor. The OMB is also responsible for the implementation of and compliance with the budget after approval.[7][8]
Revenue and expenditure by year
The total revenue and expenditure figures were pulled from the all funds revenue and expenditures tables in the city's annual financial reports.[7][9][10][11]
| Town of Gilbert historical revenue and expenditures | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Budget type | Total revenue | Total expenditure |
| 2024-2025 | Adopted | $1,136,719,030 | $2,344,218,800 |
| 2023-2024 | Adopted | $940,326,490 | $2,049,501,300 |
| 2022-2023 | Adopted | $690,213,370 | $1,670,841,740 |
| 2021-2022 | Adopted | $685,452,750 | $988,252,510 |
| 2020-2021 | Projected | $497,644,446 | $483,021,082 |
| 2020-2021 | Adopted | $561,471,880 | $992,839,910 |
| 2019-2020 | Actual | $587,526,509 | $539,030,644 |
| 2018-2019 | Actual | $417,458,437 | $485,501,714 |
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Contact information
Mayor's office
90 E. Civic Center Drive
Municipal Building II
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Phone: 480-503-6764
City Clerk's office
90 E. Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Phone: 480-503-6000
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
The city of Gilbert 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 Gilbert, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Gilbert, 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 2.3 Code of Gilbert, "Chapter 1, Article II - Mayor and Council," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ Code of Gilbert, "Chapter 2, Article II - Officers and Employees," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ City of Gilbert, "Candidate Information," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Unofficial 2014 Election Results," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gilbert, Arizona, "FY 2022 Adopted Budget," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ Gilbert, Arizona, "Office of Management & Budget," accessed August 10, 2021
- ↑ Gilbert, "FY 2023 Adopted Budget," accessed October 18, 2022
- ↑ Gilbert, "FY 2024 Adopted Budget," accessed August 25, 2023
- ↑ Gilbert, "FY 2025 Adopted Budget," accessed October 29, 2024
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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