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Sonora's City Council


Mayor, Hank Russell

Hank was elected to the Sonora City Council on July 1, 2002 .  He retired from a management position with Kaiser Permanente, and with his wife Tracy bought an old historic house near downtown Sonora.

Hank has a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration, and an MBA.  Before joining Kaiser he was a management consultant, working in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain.  He says, "our City“ has an excellent manager, staff and council. I do believe that property rights need to be respected, that the City should be able to explain clearly to its citizens where the money goes, and that government should tread lightly.”

He served two years as president of the local SCORE chapter, is on the Tuolumne County Transportation Council, the Civic Advisory Committee of the Sierra Conservation Center, the City Parking and Traffic Commission, as well as the Finance, Personnel, and the Community Development Committees.  

You can contact Hank Russell by phone at (209) 533-8860 or email at: Hank@mlode.com

Mayor Pro-Tem, Ron Stearn

Ron Stearn has been on the Sonora City Council since 1964 and has lived in the community for more than half a century. Prior to his retirement, he had a lifelong career in retail hardware.

Ron is pictured in front of St. James Episcopal Church, known all over the world as the "The Red Church of Sonora."

 You can contact Ron Stearn by phone at
(209) 532-4608, or by email at: RonStearn@mlode.com

    

Council Member, Gary Anderson

Gary has resided and worked in the community since 1970. After 32yr's with PG&E Gary retired from Angles Hydro as an electrician and crew foreman. He still works a few days a week for TUD as a certified water plant operator.

"I grew up in the Mother Lode town of Grass Valley, a beautiful little town cut in half by a freeway in the 60's. It and its sister Nevada City survive and thrive today, if you don't mind the scar. I've seen all of these Lode towns grow and change with mixed reviews. I'm pictured here with my favorite, "The Queen of the Southern Mines", Sonora. Before all of us is the challenge of maintaining this unique get-a-way destination of choice/retirement Mecca, and all the growth that this brings. Sonora is well on its way to being a 3 -plus county regional center. As a community we need to pay close attention to what we have, what we stand to gain... and what we may lose."

As one of your humble representatives Gary lives on Shepard St. with his wife Mary.
 

You can contact Gary Anderson by phone at (209) 532-8027 or by email at: gmAnderson@mlode.com  

Council Member, David A. Sheppard

Dave Sheppard is shown at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. As a parishioner, he participated in both providing direction and developing the methodology used in the 1989 restoration of the exterior of the church to its original exposed stone and brick appearance. Built in 1862, the beauty of the church's original construction was hidden for almost 90 years under an ugly coating of deteriorating stucco.

He is a consulting structural engineer who has lived in Sonora since 1986 with his wife Imelda and son Alan. He wants to ensure adequate funding of the City's core functions of police, fire, streets maintenance and city planning. He wants to assist in improving the state of the downtown business community by expanding shopper parking, building public toilets, and coordinating the development of North-South connector routes that will enable through traffic to bypass the City. He would also like to help improve communications with the City's residents and business owners as equal partners in our community.

You can contact Dave Sheppard by phone at (209) 533-2436 or by email at: manxscot@att.net

Council Member, Bill Canning

Bill has been a member of the Sonora City Council since September 2005.  He has resided in the Sonora area since the late 1970’s.  Bill is the Owner of C & N Construction which specializes in commercial construction in California , Nevada and Oregon .  

“I believe we need to preserve our past for future generations while enriching our present by providing a safe and friendly environment for all.  In addition, we need to plan for our future while never forgetting our roots”.  Downtown Sonora should be seen as community that welcomes visitors while at the same time provides a safe environmental for all citizens.  I believe monies should be used to enhance our city while at the same time saving historical value and providing fire and police protection for the citizens of Sonora .  In addition, the City needs to plan for enviable future growth with a definite plan in mind in order to preserve the integrity of the City.”

You can reach Bill Canning by phone at (209) 533-4246 or by email at: BillC@cnnconst.com

 

The City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month at 5:00 pm in the City Hall Council Chambers. All meetings are open to the public. Meetings are also broadcast on Cable Access Channel 8 at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays. Communication with the Council members may be done through the City Administration Office. (The City Administration Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays)

City of Sonora
94 N. Washington Street
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone: (209) 532-4541
Fax: (209) 532-2739