List of mayors of Cotati, California
Mayor of Cotati Incumbent
since January 10, 2023
Term length 1 year Formation July 18, 1963 First holder Morris J. "Sam" Houser
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
Mayors of Cotati
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 14, 2014
52
John Dell'Osso[ 7]
January 14, 2014
January 13, 2015
53
Wendy Skillman[ 8]
January 13, 2015
January 12, 2016
54
John C. Moore
January 12, 2016
January 10, 2017
55
Susan Harvey
January 10, 2017
January 9, 2018
56
Mark Landman
January 9, 2018
January 8, 2019
57
John A. Dell'Osso
January 8, 2019
January 14, 2020
58
Wendy Skillman
January 14, 2020
January 12, 2021
59
John C. Moore
January 12, 2021
January 11, 2022
60
Mark Landman
January 11, 2022
January 10, 2023
61
Susan Harvey
January 10, 2023
Incumbent
References
^ Cotati, City of. Roster of Mayors . Provided by the city clerk on March 20, 2008.
^ "Cotati Municipal Code" . Retrieved March 21, 2008 .^ "Birth of a City" . Retrieved March 21, 2008 .^ "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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2011 .^ "Landman named Cotati's new mayor" . The Community Voice. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013 .^ "John Dell'Osso named Cotati mayor for 2014" . The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat . December 14, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2014 .^ "Cotati City Council Selects Wendy Skillman as Mayor for 2015" . City of Cotati. Retrieved January 11, 2015 .