The Trinidad City Council is comprised of five persons who are chosen by the City’s registered voters at general elections in even-numbered years. Council members must be resident of the City. Each is elected at-large to a four-year term. Should a vacancy occur before an election, the Council can appoint someone to serve the remainder of that term. The Council members select from themselves a Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem who generally serve a two-year term.

The Council Members, with their end of term are:

• Mayor Steve Ladwig (2024) - sladwig@trinidad.ca.gov
• Mayor Pro-Tem Jack West  (2024) -  jwest@trinidad.ca.gov
• Council member Dave Grover (2022) - dgrover@trinidad.ca.gov
• Council member Tom Davies (2022) - tdavies@trinidad.ca.gov