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Sonoma operates under the the Council/Manager form of government. The City Council is the elected body that oversees all municipal operations. The City Council provides policy leadership and acts as the legislative arm of City government.

 

The five members of the City Council are elected to overlapping four-year terms, ensuring that there are Council Members with experience guiding the City at all times. Council Members also sit as the Board of Directors of the Community Development Agency, and participate in regional activities.

 

 

The City Council normally meets at 6:00 p.m., on the first and third Wednesday of each month.  Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at 177 First Street West, Sonoma California.

 

 

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John Gurney

John Gurney
Council Member
Term:
07 Dec 2022 - 15 Dec 2026

About:

Council Member Gurney was elected on November 8, 2022.

 

2024 Appointments

 

  • Mayor - Appointed December 20, 2023
  • City Finance Committee
  • Sonoma Disaster Council
  • Sonoma Housing Corporation
  • Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority Oversight Committee
  • Sonoma Tourism Improvement District Board
  • Sonoma Valley Library Advisory Committee
  • Sonoma County Mayor and Councilmembers Association Board of Directors 
  • Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Board of Directors

Contact:

707.975.0214

Patricia Farrar-Rivas

Patricia Farrar-Rivas
Council Member
Term:
07 Dec 2022 - 15 Dec 2026

About:

Council Member Farrar-Rivas was elected on November 8, 2022.


 

2024 Appointments

 

  • Vice Mayor - Appointed December 20, 2023
  • City Finance Committee
  • Sonoma Disaster Council - Alternate
  • Sonoma Housing Corporation - Alternate
  • Sonoma Valley Fire & Rescue Authority Oversight Committee - Alternate
  • Sonoma Valley Library Advisory Committee - Alternate
  • Sonoma Clean Power Authority
  • Sonoma County Mayor and Councilmembers Association Board of Directors - Alternate
  • Sonoma County Transportation Authority & Regional Climate Protection Authority - Alternate
  • Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission
  • Sonoma Valley County Sanitation District Board of Directors - Alternate
  • Economic Development Steering Committee 
  • Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) - Alternate

Contact:

707.337.0284

Jack Ding

Jack Ding
Council Member
Term:
07 Dec 2020 - 15 Dec 2024

About:

Council Member Ding was elected on November 3, 2020.

 

2024 Appointments

 

  • Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Sonoma Clean Power Authority - Alternate
  • Sonoma County Homelessness Coalition - Alternate
  • Sonoma County Mayor and Councilmembers Association Legislative Committee - Alternate
  • Zero Waste Sonoma
  • Water Advisory Committee - Alternate
  • North Bay Watershed Association Board of Directors - Alternate

Contact:

707-933-6568

Sandra Lowe

Sandra Lowe
Council Member
Term:
17 Nov 2021 - 15 Dec 2024

About:

Council Member Lowe was elected at a Special Election on November 2, 2021.

 

2024 Appointments

 

  • Sonoma County Mayor and Councilmembers Association Legislative Committee
  • Sonoma County Transportation Authority & Regional Climate Protection Authority
  • Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
  • State Route 37 Policy Committee

Contact:

707.326.2461

Ron Wellander

Ron Wellander
Council Member
Term:
07 Dec 2022 - 15 Dec 2026

About:

Council Member Wellander was elected on November 8, 2022. 

 

2024 Appointments

 

  • Sonoma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors - Alternate
  • Sonoma County Homelessness Coalition 
  • Zero Waste Sonoma - Alternate
  • Sonoma Valley Community Advisory Commission - Alternate
  • Economic Development Steering Committee - Alternate
  • Water Advisory Committee
  • State Route 37 Policy Committee - Alternate
  • North Bay Watershed Association Board of Directors

Contact:

707.732.0263