The City of Pacifica is a general law city governed by a five-member city council.  Beginning with the general municipal election in November 2020, the City of Pacifica transitioned from at-large to district-based elections.  With district-based elections, each of five councilmembers is elected by voters within that candidate's district.  The City Council selected the sequencing of elections for the districts such that District 2, 3, and 5 held elections for City Council seats in November 2022.  District 1 and District 4 City Council seats will be up for election in November 2024.  For more information about City of Pacifica's district-based elections, visit the District Based City Council Elections webpage.  For more information on the Redistricting Process based on 2020 Census data and to view the current district map, visit the Redistricting webpage.

The mayor is selected from among members of the city council by majority vote of the council.  The mayor serves a one-year term beginning in December of each year.  Listed below is the current structure of the Pacifica City Council with contact information and term expiration dates included.

Email the entire City Council at

citycouncil@pacifica.gov.

Pacifica City Council Members

Staff	Title	Photo	Phone	Email	District	Term Expires
Vaterlaus, Sue	Mayor		650-291-0470	svaterlaus@pacifica.gov	District 1	Dec. 2024
Beckmeyer, Sue	Mayor pro Tem			sbeckmeyer@pacifica.gov	District 5	Dec. 2026
Bier, Mary	Councilmember		650-516-6034	mbier@pacifica.gov	District 3	Dec. 2026
Bigstyck, Tygarjas	Councilmember		415-214-1435	tbigstyck@pacifica.gov	District 4	Dec. 2024
Boles, Christine	Councilmember			cboles@pacifica.gov	District 2	Dec. 2026

Council Liaison Assignments

The Councilmembers also serve as liaisons to other committees, commissions, organizations and boards.  Their 2024 Council Liaison Assignments are described here.

Statements of Economic Interest (SEI) (FPPC Form 700)

 The City Council Members listed above are elected officers identified in Government Code Section 87200 and file Statements of Economic Interests (FPPC Form 700) with the City Clerk's Office.  Copies of Statements of Economic Interest (SEI) filed by the above elected officials may be obtained by visiting the offices of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), the office of the City Clerk, or via the electronic Public Portal to view filed Statements of Economic Interests.  

The Statements of Economic Interests for some state and local government agency elected officials may be available in electronic format on the FPPC's website at http://www.fppc.ca.gov/.

The physical address of the FPPC is 1102 Q Street, Suite 3000, Sacramento, CA 95811. 

The physical address of the City Clerk's Office is 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044.

City Council Rules and Code of Ethics

The City Council Rules and Codes of Ethics document was reviewed and updated by the City Council in January 2023.

City Council Rules and Code of Ethics_Rev-2023

City Council Meetings

The Pacifica City Council meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of each month at the City Council Chambers located at 2212 Beach Boulevard on the second floor (map to location provided by Google maps).  Please refer to the meeting agenda(s) for additional details regarding meeting time, location and access.  A City Council Meeting brochure has been written to introduce you to the City Council Meetings and to inform you how the meetings are conducted.  

The City Council Meeting agenda outlines, agenda packets and minutes can be found on the City of Pacifica's online meeting portal. 

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