The mayor of Santa Rosa is the executive head of the city of Santa Rosa, California. Under Santa Rosa's council–manager government, the mayor serves as presiding officer of the Santa Rosa City Council, while the city manager serves as administrative head of the city government. The mayor is elected by the council to a single two-year term. The city manager is also elected by the council, but is not term-limited.
Powers of the mayor Per the city charter, the mayor has the power and authority:
Powers of the city manager Per the city charter, the city manager has the power and duties:
List of mayors
1876–1878: Edward Neblett 1878: George A. Johnson 1878–1880: T. J. Proctor 1880–1884: James P. Clarke 1884–1886: Thomas Rutledge 1886–1888: A. P. Overton 1888–1889: H. P. Byington 1889–1890: J. F. Smith 1890–1892: T. J. Brooke 1892–1896: E. F. Woodward 1896–1898: J. W. Jesse 1898–1902: James S. Sweet 1902–1904: M. J. Bower 1904–1908: John P. Overton (first term) 1908–1910: James H. Gray 1910–1912: James R. Edwards 1912–1914: Jack L. Mercier 1914–1916: Charles E. Lee 1916–1920: James C. Mailer 1920–1922: W. E. Rutherford 1922–1924: Lawrence Adam Pressley 1924: Newton B. Kinley 1924–1926: Charles O. Dunbar 1926–1928: John P. Overton (second term) 1928–1938: George R. Cadan 1938–1942: Robert Madison (first term) 1942–1944: Ernest A. Eymann 1944–1946: Robert Madison (second term) 1946–1948: Obert Pederson 1948–1949: James M. Daw 1949–1950: Robert L. Bishop 1950–1951: Ward H. von Tillow 1951–1952: Jerome M. Kushins 1952–1953: Alex McCluskey 1953–1954: Leon Reynaud 1955–1956: Karl F. Stolting 1956–1957: Holgar A. Jensen 1957–1958: Kenneth R. Mitchell 1958–1959: Charles P. Toohey 1959–1960: Jack Ryerson 1960–1961: James Logan Smith 1961–1962: Alan M. Charvoz 1962–1963: Charles P. Toohey 1963–1964: Jack Ryerson 1964–1965: Robert Tuttle 1965–1966: Charles Le Menager 1966–1967: Charles DeMeo 1967–1968: Hugh B. Codding 1968–1969: Louis E. Meyers 1969–1970: Jack Ryerson 1970–1971: Gerald M. Poznanovich (first term) 1971–1973: John H. Downey Jr. (first term) 1973–1974: Gregory Jones Jr. 1974–1975: John H. Downey Jr. (second term) 1975–1976: Murray Zatman 1976–1977: Gerald M. Poznanovich (second term) 1977–1978: Clement Guggiana 1978–1979: Donna Born (first term) 1979–1980: Jack Healy 1980–1981: Jerry Wilhelm 1981–1982: Bill Barone 1982–1983: Donna Born (second term) 1983–1984: Jack Healy 1984–1985: Schuyler Jeffries 1985–1986: Ritch Burkart 1986–1987: Nanci Burton 1987–1988: Dave Berto 1988-1990: Mark Hulsman 1995-1998: Sharon Wright (first two terms) 1998-2000: Janet Condron 2002-2004: Sharon Wright (second term) 2004-2006: Jane Bender 2006-2007: Bob Blanchard 2007-2010: Susan Gorin 2010-2012: Ernesto Olivares 2012-2014: Scott Bartley 2014-2016: John Sawyer 2016–2018: Chris Coursey 2018–2020: Tom Schwedhelm 2020–2022: Chris Rogers 2022–2024: Natalie Rogers 2024–present: Mark Stapp
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