City Council

The Lafayette City Council from Left to Right: Carl Anduri, Mayor; John McCormick, Vice Mayor; Susan Candell, Council Member; Jim Cervantes, Council Member; and Stella Wotherspoon, Council Member

Council Meetings

City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month.  The regular meetings are held in the Don Tatzin Community Hall at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.  The regular meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Please see City Calendar for details. Staff contact: Joanne Robbins, City Clerk, (925) 299-3210.

The City Council has returned to in-person meetings.  As a courtesy, members of the public may participate remotely in these meetings.  Please refer to the agenda for information about how to provide public comments, either in-person or via Zoom teleconference.  Public comments from remote participants using the teleconference (Zoom) option will be allowed to speak live, however, their video will not be shown and screensharing will not be an option.

Finally, since the City cannot guarantee that the public’s access to teleconferencing technology will be uninterrupted, and the option for the public to participate remotely is only a courtesy, if technical difficulties arise for participants using the teleconference (Zoom) option, the meeting will continue unless required otherwise by the Brown Act.

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You may e-mail individual City Council members by clicking on their names above.  You may also email the entire council at cityhall@lovelafayette.org. Copies of all e-mails addressed to the entire council are forwarded to the City Clerk.

Written communications from the public to be included in the agenda packet shall be submitted to the City Clerk no later than 5:00 pm on the Monday preceding the regular meeting.

Written communications from the public regarding an agenda item submitted to the City Clerk no later than noon on the day of the public meeting will be distributed at the meeting to the members of the City Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney. At least three copies shall be available for public inspection and it shall be made available as part of the agenda packet.

Proclamation Policy

1. Requests for proclamations by recognized organizations (for example, a request by the American Cancer Society for a proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month) should be submitted to cityhall@lovelafayette.org.  Including a draft of the proclamation will expedite the process.  Please allow 3-4 weeks for a proclamation to be prepared and placed on a City Council agenda for consideration.
2. Requests for proclamations for ceremonial purposes (for example, Eagle Scout Courts of Honor, Girl Scout Gold Awards, 100^th Birthday recognitions) should be submitted to cityhall@lovelafayette.org.  Including a draft of the proclamation will expedite the process.  Proclamations will be prepared for the Mayor’s signature; they will not be placed on a City Council agenda.
3. Requests for proclamations to honor individuals or organizations, to support the causes of organizations not within paragraph 1, above, or for any other purpose should be submitted to cityhall@lovelafayette.org . Including a draft of the proclamation will expedite the process. All requests will appear on the next Council agenda under written communications.

4. In January of each year the Mayor and Vice Mayor will propose events from the National Multicultural PTA Calendar to be recognized by the City during the next two calendar years.  The proposal will be placed on the City Council agenda in January.  With the adoption of Resolution 2025-03 on January 27, 2025, the City Council of the City of Lafayette encourages each of us in Lafayette to take the opportunity to deepen our knowledge and understanding of the varied backgrounds and life experiences represented in our community.

Resolution 2026-05 Adopting the Lafayette City Council Proclamation Calendar for 2026 calendar year. 

Marquis de Lafayette Proclamation
National Library Week 2025
Lamorinda Village Proclamation
Lung Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation
Parkinson's Awareness Month
Rosa Parks: Illuminating Our Path to Civil Rights Proclamation
75th Anniversary of Lamorinda Arts Council Proclamation
Support for the Restoration of the Hermione
25th Anniversary of the Three Quarters Century Club Proclamation
Peter Pan Foundation's 20th Annual and Final Performance of "Wish Upon a Star"

Important Privacy Notice

Generally, written communications to City Council members and City staff about the business of the City are public records and may be fully disclosed to anyone on request.  This law applies regardless of the format of the message.

A letter or email sent to an individual Council member will be copied and sent to all other Council members for their information unless you clearly indicate that your message is intended to be confidential.  Communications to other City personnel will be copied for the City Council's information when appropriate.

A City Council member is not required by law to provide private contact information.  In addition, in certain circumstances, correspondence intended to be confidential may nevertheless be subject to disclosure under the Public Records Act.