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City of Desert Hot Springs

General-purpose government in California. Browse the source-reported information below.

Census ID 161239 · Census county field: Riverside · Functioning in the 2025 inventory
Names, roles & contact channels

Published local officials

5 source-linked entries for Desert Hot Springs city, compiled by CivicPatch. Each entry keeps the source's update date and government links.

A dated roster, not a live verification. We matched this jurisdiction to its exact Census identifier. Continued service, complete seat coverage, and your individual district representative have not been independently verified. Check the linked government source before contacting an official.

Daniel Pitts

  • Council Member, District 2

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: dpitts@cityofdhs.orgPublished phone: (562) 688-8241
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Dirk Voss

  • Mayor Pro Tempore, District 4

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: dvoss@cityofdhs.orgPublished phone: (909) 730-2773
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Gary Gardner

  • Council Member, District 1

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: ggardner@cityofdhs.orgPublished phone: (206) 669-0548
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Jan Pye

  • Council Member, District 3

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: jpye@cityofdhs.orgPublished phone: (760) 600-6060
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Scott Matas

  • Mayor

Source updated

Government profile ↗Email: smatas@cityofdhs.orgPublished phone: (760) 200-7428
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The source record

Listed as functioning in 2025.

The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.

Census ID
161239
Record type
General-purpose government
Classification
Municipal
Status
Functioning
2025 Census snapshot

Reported contact and location fields

Reported mailing address65950 PIERSON BLVD, STE A · DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA · 92240-3044
Reported contact roleCity Clerk

A role label, not a verified person’s name.

Census county fieldRiverside
Reported websiteOpen listed website ↗

These are inventory fields, not newly verified office contacts. A county field or mailing address does not establish the exact service boundary.

Official 2026 California roster

Current public officials reported by the jurisdiction

Open CalRoster source ↗
INCORPORATED CITY OR TOWN DIRECTORY

City of Desert Hot Springs

View source page 22 ↗

Governing board and executive

MayorScott Matas
Vice Mayor/Mayor Pro TemporeDirk Voss
City CouncilSource roster text is incomplete — open the PDF

Records and elections

Finance and property

Public safety and justice

Police ChiefSteven Shaw
Fire ChiefBryan White

Administration

City ManagerDoria Wilms
City AttorneyJennifer Mizrahi

Education and libraries

School SuperintendentDr. Marcus Funchess
Phone(760) 329-6411Address11999 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240Jurisdiction websitewww.cityofdhs.org ↗

The CalRoster labels county entries elected and appointed officials and does not publish a selection method for each individual role. The source compiler therefore does not infer elected or appointed status from the title alone. The Secretary of State notes that each local jurisdiction supplies its own roster data; this is a dated public record, not a live officeholder feed.

Published context

Scale and parent relationship

Population estimate33,4382023

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Established by the published records

  • The entity or system appears in the 2025 Census listing.
  • Its Census category, identifier, and functioning/dormant field.
  • Only the location, function, population, enrollment, and contact fields actually published.
  • The separate 2026 CalRoster reports the public-official roles and holder text shown above.

Not established by these records

  • Whether each governing or administrative role is elected, appointed, or mixed.
  • The exact geographic service boundary or that a reported website remains current.
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How to interpret this record

City of Desert Hot Springs, CA — 2026 Public Officials

Local government is a collection of institutions with different boundaries and responsibilities. A municipality, school district and special district can serve overlapping places without being the same organization.

Map the institution, not just the city name

A mailing address can sit inside several governmental boundaries. A county, municipality, school district and special-purpose body may each make different decisions. The Census of Governments provides a structured way to identify governmental units; a unit’s existence does not automatically tell you who currently holds each seat or when its next election occurs.

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