Council Information

The terms of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor are for one year and expire at the first meeting in January. The General Municipal Election is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years. Council terms are for four years.

Regular Council meetings are at 6:00 p.m. on the first three Mondays of each month. Zoom and YouTube applications are used for the meetings due to COVID-19. Meetings are cablecast live on MidPen Media Center website and Government Channel 26 or 29. They are also broadcast via KZSU Radio, 90.1 FM. The Palo Alto Daily Post publishes the Tentative Council Agenda on the Friday preceding the City Council meeting.

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The City Council appreciates hearing from citizens. Thank you in advance for your comments and concerns. Your email will be forwarded to all seven Council Members, and included in the next printed Council packet. When you email the City Council, your email becomes a public record. You should not include any private information in your correspondence to the Council. These may include, but not limited to, phone number, home address, or minor children's name

Correspondence received before noon on Wednesday will be included in that week's Council packet. Any correspondence received after noon on Wednesday, relating to an item on the agenda, will be given to the Council Members at the next Council meeting. 

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Due to COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place Orders, current Council agendas are posted on the first page of the City's website and on the Council's agenda webpage.  A search for individual reports can be found here.