List of mayors of Cotati, California
This is a list of mayors of Cotati, California.[1]
The City of Cotati has had a mayor almost continuously since its incorporation on July 16, 1963. Each year, the Cotati City Council chooses one of its members to serve as mayor. Mayors usually serve for one year at a time, but many mayors have served multiple terms.
Mayoral powers and duties
The mayor presides over meetings of the City Council and also chairs Cotati's redevelopment agency (CMC 2.40.050) and disaster council (CMC 2.24.030).[2]
In addition, the mayor may:
- call special meetings of the council (Cotati Municipal Code 2.04.030),
- excuse the city manager from attending council meetings (CMC 2.12.130),
- appoint people to the Planning Commission (CMC 2.16.010), the Community and Environment Commission (CMC 2.20.030), the Police Auxiliary Commission (CMC 2.22.030), and
- administer oaths to witnesses at council meetings (CMC 2.32.050).
Chronological list
Name | Took office | Left office | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Morris J. "Sam" Houser[3] | July 18, 1963 | November 5, 1964 |
2 | Stanley C. Olsson | November 5, 1964 | November 4, 1965 |
3 | Lloyd B. Draper | November 4, 1965 | April 6, 1967 |
4 | Oliver V. Chadwick | April 6, 1967 | April 18, 1968 |
5 | Morris J. "Sam" Houser | April 18, 1968 | April 3, 1969 |
6 | Frank J. Dolinsek | April 3, 1969 | April 21, 1970 |
7 | Alfred Falletti | April 21, 1970 | May 6, 1971 |
8 | John L. "Jack" Groom | May 6, 1971 | December 2, 1971 |
9 | Frank J. Dolinsek | December 2, 1971 | May 4, 1972 |
10 | Annette Lombardi | May 4, 1972 | January 4, 1973 |
11 | Geoffrey Dunham | January 4, 1973 | March 26, 1974 |
12 | Stephen Laughlin | March 26, 1974 | August 3, 1974 |
13 | Geoffrey Dunham | August 20, 1974 | April 1, 1975 |
14 | Harry E. Fassio | April 1, 1975 | March 9, 1976 |
15 | William A. J. Payne | March 9, 1976 | March 15, 1977 |
16 | Allen C. Stansbury | March 15, 1977 | March 14, 1978 |
17 | Alfred Falletti | March 14, 1978 | March 13, 1979 |
18 | Robert E. Davis | March 13, 1979 | April 15, 1980 |
19 | Eve O'Rourke | April 15, 1980 | April 14, 1981 |
20 | Tamara Davis | April 15, 1981 | June 7, 1982 |
21 | Tamara Davis | June 8, 1982 | June 14, 1983 |
22 | Katherine Roberts | June 14, 1983 | June 12, 1984 |
23 | Arch Stewart | June 12, 1984 | June 25, 1985 |
24 | Linda Shorey | June 26, 1985 | June 24, 1986 |
25 | Bill Miller | June 24, 1986 | June 23, 1987 |
26 | Katherine Roberts | June 23, 1987 | June 28, 1988 |
27 | Arch Stewart | June 28, 1988 | June 13, 1989 |
28 | Robert E. Davis | June 13, 1989 | June 26, 1990 |
29 | Linda Shorey | June 26, 1990 | June 12, 1991 |
30 | Bill Miller | June 12, 1991 | June 8, 1992 |
31 | Sandra E. Elles | June 8, 1992 | August 18, 1993 |
32 | Richard M. Cullinen, Jr. | August 18, 1993 | December 7, 1994 |
33 | Harold B. Berkemeier | December 7, 1994 | December 13, 1995 |
34 | John A. Dell'Osso | December 13, 1995 | December 11, 1996 |
35 | Sandra E. Elles | December 11, 1996 | December 10, 1997 |
36 | Richard M. Cullinen, Jr. | December 10, 1997 | January 13, 1999 |
37 | Harold B. Berkemeier | January 13, 1999 | January 12, 2000 |
38 | Geoff Fox | January 12, 2000 | January 10, 2001 |
39 | Harold B. Berkemeier | January 10, 2001 | January 9, 2002 |
40 | Janet Orchard | January 9, 2002 | January 15, 2003 |
41 | Janet Kurvers | January 15, 2003 | January 14, 2004 |
42 | Pat Gilardi | January 14, 2004 | January 12, 2005 |
43 | Lisa Moore | January 12, 2005 | January 11, 2006 |
44 | Janet Orchard | January 11, 2006 | January 9, 2007 |
45 | Geoff Fox | January 9, 2007 | January 9, 2008 |
46 | Pat Gilardi | January 9, 2008 | January, 2009 |
47 | John Guardino | January, 2009 | October 23, 2009 |
48 | Robert Coleman-Senghor | January 9, 2010[4] | January 12, 2011 |
49 | Janet Orchard | January 12, 2011[5] | January 11, 2012 |
50 | Susan Harvey | January 11, 2012 | January 9, 2013 |
51 | Mark Landman | January 9, 2013[6] | January, 2014 |
52 | John Dell'Osso[7] | January, 2014 | January, 2015 |
53 | Wendy Skillman[8] | January, 2015 | incumbent |
References
- ↑ Cotati, City of. Roster of Mayors. Provided by the city clerk on March 20, 2008.
- ↑ "Cotati Municipal Code". Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ "Birth of a City". Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ↑ "A New Year with a NEW Mayor" Tri County Times. Vol II, Issue 1, January 2010. page 1.
- ↑ "Cotati picks Orchard as new mayor". The Community Voice. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Landman named Cotati's new mayor". The Community Voice. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "John Dell'Osso named Cotati mayor for 2014". The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat. December 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ↑ "Cotati City Council Selects Wendy Skillman as Mayor for 2015". City of Cotati. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
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