Mayor & Council
Your Elected Officials Working for You
Sebastopol is the only city in Sonoma County west of the Highway 101 corridor. We’re a very special city not only because of our favored location close to the Pacific coastline, but also because we enjoy the active participation of citizens interested in improving our excellent quality of life.
This website is intended to help you understand how to engage with policy makers and city staff so that your interests to improve our city will be considered and your efforts more effective. Please return to this website often as we plan to have regular updates and new features.
Sebastopol is governed under the Council – Manager system. The City Council has five members, each elected to a four-year term. Terms are staggered.
Click on individual council members for their contact information. Email all council members at once at:
Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association of Sonoma County
Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association
The City of Sebastopol is a member of the Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association of Sonoma County. The Mayors’ and Councilmembers’ Association meets on a bi-monthly basis to connect and plan for the future on matters that affect the cities in Sonoma County. The Chair City rotates on an annual basis.
Agenda will be posted on the Chair City’s website. Currently, the rotation is as follows:
City of Healdsburg – 2023
City of Petaluma – 2024
City of Rohnert Park – 2025
City of Santa Rosa – 2026
City of Sebastopol – 2027
City of Sonoma – 2028
Town of Windsor – 2029
City Council Priorities
City Council Priorities
Based on community feedback, the Sebastopol City Council has identified the following items as current priorities for the City of Sebastopol as of November 2024.
- Affordable Rental Housing Monitoring
- Employee Negotiations
- Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD)
- Fire Reorganization/Consolidation (Station Assessment, Evaluation of Expanded Coverage Options)
- Housing Element Implementation (Mandatory Requirements)
- Solid Waste Hauler Procurement
- Sustainable Transportation Grant
- City Council Protocols
- Classification and Compensation Study
- Community Center Fire Safety
- Community Center Master Plan
- Emergency Operations Center Assessment
- Review Staff Support for Climate Action Committee
- Review Staff Support for Public Arts Commission
- Consider consolidating Planning Commission and Design Review Board
- Budget Tracking
- Review of Departments’ budgets, especially Public Works and Engineering
- Water System Master Plan
- Homelessness
Transparency
The City Council Members are elected officers identified in Government Code Section 87200 and file statements of economic interests with the City Clerk’s office. Copies of the statements of economic interests filed by the elected officers may be obtained by visiting the offices of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) or the City Clerk’s Office.
Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC)
428 J Street, Suite 620 Sacramento, California 95814
City Clerk’s Office
7120 Bodega Avenue Sebastopol, CA
December 2024
December 17, 2024
6:00 pm
City Council Meeting of Tuesday December 17 2024
City Hall
City Council Meeting of Tuesday December 17 2024
December 17 | 6pm
MORE DETAILSDecember 17, 2024
5:00 pm
City Council Special Meeting of Tuesday December 17, 2024 – Brown Act Training
City Hall
City Council Special Meeting of Tuesday December 17, 2024 – Brown Act Training
December 17 | 5pm - 6pm
MORE DETAILSDecember 09, 2024
5:00 pm
City Council Special Meeting Closed Session for Monday December 9, 2024
City Hall
City Council Special Meeting Closed Session for Monday December 9, 2024
December 09 | 5pm
MORE DETAILSRelated Documents
Meeting AgendaDecember 03, 2024
6:00 pm
City Council Meeting December 3, 2024
Sebastopol Youth Annex
City Council Meeting December 3, 2024
December 03 | 6pm
MORE DETAILSRelated Documents
Meeting AgendaDecember 02, 2024
5:00 pm
City Council Special Meeting – Closed Session Meeting of Monday, December 2, 2024
City Hall