Mayor · At-large
Kevin McDonnell
Term ends 2026
- Recorded votes
- 278
- Attendance
- 99.3%
- Aye share
- 99.6%
Meetings & decisions
Meet Petaluma's City Council
Elected officials who make decisions about city services, spending, land use, and local policy.
Current council
Who represents Petaluma
Sorted by voting attendance.
Councilmember · District 6
Brian Barnacle
Term ends 2028
- Recorded votes
- 262
- Attendance
- 98.9%
- Aye share
- 98.9%
Councilmember · District 1
Janice Cader Thompson
Term ends 2026
- Recorded votes
- 137
- Attendance
- 98.6%
- Aye share
- 91.2%
Councilmember · District 3
Karen Nau
Term ends 2026
- Recorded votes
- 202
- Attendance
- 98.1%
- Aye share
- 98.5%
Councilmember · District 2
John Shribbs
Term ends 2026
- Recorded votes
- 277
- Attendance
- 97.9%
- Aye share
- 96.4%
Councilmember · District 5
Alex Decarli
Term ends 2028
- Recorded votes
- 159
- Attendance
- 97.5%
- Aye share
- 94.3%
Councilmember · District 4
Frank Quint
Term ends 2028
- Recorded votes
- 290
- Attendance
- 96.3%
- Aye share
- 96.6%
Voting record
Recent split decisions
Recent recorded votes where at least one current council member dissented.
Adopt Resolution Appointing Voting Delegate for League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference (Item 11)
Passed 6–1Dissenting: Alex Decarli
Adopt Ordinance 2932 N.C.S. Amending Scott Ranch PUD to Allow Swimming Pools (Item 13, Second Reading)
Passed 5–2Dissenting: Alex Decarli, John Shribbs
Certify Final Environmental Impact Report for Petaluma General Plan 2050 (Item 16)
Passed 6–1Dissenting: Alex Decarli
Adopt Petaluma General Plan 2050, Rescind General Plan 2025, Adopt Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Item 16)
Passed 6–1Dissenting: Alex Decarli
Adopt Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Five Battery Electric Buses (Consent Calendar Item 3)
Passed 6–1Dissenting: Alex Decarli
Introduce Ordinance Amending Scott Ranch PUD to Allow Swimming Pools (Item 5)
Passed 5–2Dissenting: Alex Decarli, John Shribbs
Approve tentative agenda (Item 2) as written without adding data center moratorium discussion
Passed 6–1Dissenting: DeCarli
Adopt Resolution approving City Council response to 2025-2026 Civil Grand Jury report on Animal Services, as amended
Passed 5–2Dissenting: DeCarli, Shribbs
The source feed also includes votes by city commissions and committees; those are excluded here.