Santa Rosa's City Council includes seven members elected from the City-at-large. The Mayor is Scott P. Bartley, the Vice Mayor is Erin Carlstrom, and the council members include Julie Combs, Ernesto Olivares, Jake Ours, and Gary Wysocky. Robin Swinth was appointed to the Council in February 2013 to complete Susan Gorin's term of office until December 2014.
Meet the City Council
The City Council is supported by staff headed by Kathy Millison, City Manager as of October 4, 2010, Jennifer Phillips, Assistant City Manager as of March 28, 2011, Caroline Fowler, City Attorney as of July 20, 2008, and Terri Griffin, City Clerk. The City employs over 1,000 people organized into twelve Departments.
Regular meetings of the City Council are usually held each Tuesday (there is no City Council meeting on a Tuesday that follows a legal holiday) at City Hall, 100 Santa Rosa Avenue. The public portions of regular meetings which are held in the Council Chambers at City Hall generally begin at 4:00 p.m. Public study session(s) are held in the Council Chamber prior to the Regular Session. Closed session(s) portions of regular meetings, when held, are usually held in Room 10, City Hall earlier in the afternoon. The public is welcome to attend and participate in all public sessions of the Council. Current agenda information is available by calling the City Manager's Office at (707) 543-3010 -- TDD is (707) 543-3031. Copies of the full staff reports are also available on-line with the current agenda.
Council Meetings Calendar - may be subject to change without notice.
The portions of regular Council meetings held in the Council Chambers are televised live on City View on Comcast Channel 28 and are rebroadcast on Wednesdays beginning at 6:30 p.m., and on Saturdays beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Watch City Council ONLINE (Live video feed during council meetings)
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NEW! Awards We Have Won
See the list of awards won by the City of Santa Rosa, since 2000.