Mayor & City Council

Picture of the Mayor and Councilmembers

Regular Meetings

  • 5 pm (closed session), 6 pm (open session)
  • 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of every month
  • Eureka City Hall
    Council Chambers (2nd floor)
    531 K Street
    Eureka, CA

All meetings are open to the public, with the exception of the closed session portion. Time is allowed during every council meeting for the public to address the council.

Agendas & Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Agendas are published on the Wednesday prior to the regular Tuesday council meetings. A meeting agenda is posted outside City Hall, on the K Street side of the building by 5 pm Wednesday.  Agendas for upcoming meetings can be accessed online. Agendas are also available at the council meetings. 

Agenda Subscriptions

Agendas can be emailed to you at no cost. Visit the Agenda and Minutes page and follow instructions to subscribe to our mailing list to receive Agendas for a variety of meetings in your email!

If at any time you wish to cancel your email subscription, send an email to the City Clerk. Be sure to include your email address (or the email address to which the agenda is emailed).

Note: If you have been placed on the email subscriber list and agendas emailed to you are returned to us with an error message, you may be removed from the list. If you do not receive your agenda as expected, you may wish to email the City Clerk.

Agendas & Minutes For Past Meetings

Agendas and minutes for past meetings can be accessed via the City Archives in the Questys document imaging system. For illustrated instructions, see Instructions for Searching City Archives (PDF).

You can also find past agendas and minutes in the Agenda Center.

If you need assistance or would like to request that the backup materials for a specific item be emailed to you during business hours, please email the City Clerk.

Members

Meet the Mayor and Council.

Overview

The Office of the Mayor and five City Councilmembers comprise the City Council. The Mayor presides over the City Council meeting held twice a month in open public session in the Council Chamber. 

The City Council is a five-member governmental body that is elected from the geographic boundaries of each of their wards. (View Ward Map [PDF].) Its duties under the City Charter include approval of the Annual Budget and oversight of the financial affairs of the City. The City Council has the power to adopt ordinances and resolutions, approve appointments to advisory boards and commissions, establish policy and approve programs, act on program and administrative recommendations of City staff, appropriate funds, approve contracts, and respond to concerns and needs of residents.

Together, the City Council and the Mayor govern the City of Eureka and appoint the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk. Individually, the Mayor and Councilmembers may represent the City by serving on state or regional boards. 

See the Meeting Calendar for posted meetings and agendas. 

See A Guide to the City Council Meeting Process (PDF) for information regarding City Council Meeting procedures.

See The City Council Handbook for information on Council ethics, code of conduct and regulations. 

See information on City Boards and Commissions.

City Council Meeting Broadcast Schedule

Eureka City Council meetings are broadcast live on Cable channel 10. For a list of times the Council meetings are re-broadcast, go to Access Humboldt's Cablecast Listing.