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GOVERNMENT
SONORA'S CITY COUNCIL
 Mayor,
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
Mayor Pro-Tem, Gary Anderson
Gary
has resided and
worked in the community since 1970. After
32 years 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 1960's. It and its sister Nevada City survive
and thrive today, if you don't mind the scar. I've seen all of these
Mother 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 Shepherd St. with his wife
Mary.
You can contact Gary Anderson by phone at
(209) 532-8027 or by email at: gmAnderson@mlode.com
Councilmember, 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 a 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
Councilmember, 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 Citizen's Advisory
Committee of the Sierra Conservation Center, the Local Agency Formation
Commission (LAFCO), the City's 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
Councilmember, David A. Sheppard
 Dave Sheppard is a consulting structural engineer who has lived in
Sonora since 1986 with his wife Imelda and son Alan. During his two
prior terms he worked when he was mayor to ensure adequate funding of
the City's core functions of police, fire, and streets maintenance with
the enactment of the Measure "I" sales tax initiative. He also led the
implementation of a first time home buyers assistance program for City
employees to ensure staff continuity, especially for young police and
fire personnel. He wants to see continued work towards realization of a
North-South bypass system to alleviate the heavy daytime downtown
traffic, and a renewed effort to improved City-County relations in joint
economic development efforts and more efficient solid waste collection
and disposal activities, working with Waste Management
Corporation. Expanded shopper parking has been a goal since day one in
an ongoing effort to construct single level parking decks in certain key
City locations. As always, continuing good communications with the
city's residents and business owners are the keynote of an effective and
responsive City Council. You can contact Dave Sheppard by phone at (209) 533-2436 or by email
at: manxscot@att.net
The
City Council meets the
first and third Monday of every month at 5:00 pm in the City Hall
Council Chambers at 94 N. Washington Street. 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
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