The City of Laguna Hills is a General Law City that operates under the Council/Manager form of government. The voters elect five Laguna Hills residents to the City Council for overlapping four-year terms. The Council, in turn, selects one of its members to serve as Mayor for a one-year term. Don Sedwick, Mayor; Melody Carruth, Mayor Pro Tempore; Dore Gilbert, M.D., Council Member; Janine Heft, Council Member; Barbara Kogerman, Council Member.