City Council

The City of Shafter is a Charter City and operates according to the Charter approved by the voters June 6, 1995, and is a City Council-City Manager form of government.

The City Council serves as the legislative and policy making body of the City of Shafter, formulating city policy, approving new programs and services, appropriates funds and generally supervises the operations of City government. As elected representatives of the citizens, the City Council is responsible to all the people, and as such, devotes its energies to making decisions which are in the best interest of the public welfare.

Contact Information

If you have any questions for the City Council, please contact them directly, or refer general questions to the City Clerk.

City Council Members 

 Cathy 
Prout
First Elected 1982
Term Expires 2010
Appointed
Mayor 2008

 Garry
Nelson
First Elected 1992
Term Expires 2012
Appointed
Mayor Pro Tem 2008

 Gilbert 
Alvarado
First Elected 2008
Term Expires 2012
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 Jack "Woody" Colvard
First Elected 1996
Term Expires 2012

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 Jon
Johnston
First Elected 1998
Term Expires 2010
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Meetings

Council Meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Shafter City Hall, 336 Pacific Avenue, Shafter, CA 93263.

Meeting Agendas and Minutes

The City Clerk’s Office prepares and maintains the agendas and minutes of each City Council meeting. Agendas are available online.  If you have any questions regarding these, please contact the City Clerk.

Most Recent Council Agenda

Archive of Council Agendas

City Council Involvement

The City Council leads a unique strategic planning effort each year to determine important issues and set overall goals for the City that year. The strategic planning effort is lead by the community wide Vision project, conducted in 1996, which involved 3,000 of Shafter’s residents. The City’s annual budget becomes the guide and the means for implementing the strategies of the Vision project and community priorities.

The City Council also serves as the Board of Directors of the Shafter Community Development Agency and individual Council Members are involved in a number of local and regional intergovernmental organizations, including the Kern Council of Governments, Kern Association of Cities, United Way, Kern Economic Development Corporation and local service clubs and community groups.

Council Members also work closely with federal, state and local elected officials. Elected officials that represent Shafter on a County, State and Federal level can be found at Community Links.
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