Costa Mesa Sanitary District (CMSD) provides curbside trash collection and wastewater services to residents in the city of Costa Mesa, portions of Newport Beach and unincorporated sections of Orange County.

Costa Mesa Sanitary District is governed by a five member Board of Directors, each elected to a four year term. The Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. and the fourth Monday of each month at 4:30 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Board meetings are held at the District's headquarters (290 Paularino Avenue, Costa Mesa), and are open to the public.

Election History#

Year	Director 1	Director 2	Director 3	Director 4	Director 5	Race	President	Notes
2000	1	2				2000 CMSD
2001
2002			Arlene Schafer	Dan Worthington	Greg Woodside	2002 CMSD
2003
2004	James Ferryman	Art Perry				2004 CMSD
2005
2006			Arlene Schafer	Bob Ooten	GARY MONAHAN	2006 CMSD
2007
2008	James Ferryman	Art Perry				2008 CMSD
2009
2010			Jim Fitzpatrick	Bob Ooten	Mike Scheafer	2010 CMSD
2011
2012	James Ferryman	Art Perry				2012 CMSD
2013								Jim Fitzpatrick resigned in Jan Arlene Schafer was appointed in Feb
2014			Arlene Schafer	Bob Ooten	Mike Scheafer	2014 CMSD
2015
2016	James Ferryman	Art Perry				2016 CMSD
2017
2018			Arlene Schafer	Bob Ooten	Mike Scheafer	2018 CMSD
2019
2020	Brett Eckles	Art Perry				2020 CMSD
2001