City Council

From the city's website:

The City Council is the elected policy-making body for the City of Clayton. It is comprised of five members elected at-large who serve four-year overlapping terms. The Mayor is selected annually by the City Council from among its members. The City Council serves as the Board of Directors for the Successor Agency for the Clayton Redevelopment Agency, the Clayton Financing Authority and the Geological Hazard Abatement District. Council members represent the City on the governing boards of numerous Joint Powers Authorities.

Annual Reorganization of Clayton City Council

Every year in December, the City Council elects a new Mayor and Vice Mayor from its members. The mayor conducts an election for a new mayor based on nominations from City Council. Then the new mayor conducts an election for a new vice mayor.

In election years this is preceded by remarks by outgoing city council members and the swearing in of new members.

This process is visible in the minutes, for example December 6, 2022 when council member Kim Trupiano was sworn in.

2025 City Council (Current)

See also: List of 2025 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Kim Trupiano	Mayor	2026
Jeff Wan	Vice Mayor	2026
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2028
Richard Enea	Councilmember	2028
Holly Tillman	Councilmember	2028

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2025

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 17, 2024. The incoming council member was Richard Enea, and the outgoing council member was Peter Cloven.

The motion by Diaz to nominate Trupiano to serve as mayor passed 5-0. The motion by Diaz to nominate Wan to serve as vice mayor passed 4-1 (Tillman - No).

2024 City Council

See also: List of 2024 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Jim Diaz	Mayor	2024
Kim Trupiano	Vice Mayor	2026
Peter Cloven	Councilmember	2024
Holly Tillman	Councilmember	2024
Jeff Wan	Councilmember	2026

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2024

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 5, 2023.

The motion by Wan to nominate Diaz, seconded by Trupiano, to serve as mayor passed 3-1-1 (Cloven - No, Tillman - Abstain). The motion by Diaz to nominate Trupiano to serve as vice mayor passed 5-0.

2023 City Council

See also: List of 2023 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Jeff Wan	Mayor	2026
Jim Diaz	Vice Mayor	2024
Peter Cloven	Councilmember	2024
Holly Tillman	Councilmember	2024
Kim Trupiano	Councilmember	2026

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2023

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 6, 2022. The incoming council member was Kim Trupiano, and the outgoing council member was Carl Wolfe.

The motion by Diaz to nominate Wan to serve as mayor passed 3-1-1 (Cloven - No, Tillman - Abstain). The motion by Wan to nominate Diaz to serve as vice mayor passed 4-1 (Cloven - No).

2022 City Council

See also: List of 2022 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Peter Cloven	Mayor	2024
Holly Tillman	Vice Mayor	2024
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2024
Jeff Wan	Councilmember	2022
Carl Wolfe	Councilmember	2022

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2022

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 7, 2021.

An excerpt from the minutes on the proceedings:

Election of Mayor by the City Council [Mayor Wolfe, to conduct the election]

Mayor Wolfe opened public comment.

...

Mayor Wolfe closed public comment.

Mayor Wolfe opened the nominations for Mayor. Councilmember Diaz nominated Jeff Wan for the office of Mayor.

Councilmember Tillman then nominated Peter Cloven for the office of Mayor.

Mayor Wolfe performed a roll call vote for the position of Mayor.

On call by Mayor Wolfe, the election of Jeff Wan as Mayor failed. (Failed 2-3 vote; Cloven, Tillman and Wolfe, No).

On call by Mayor Wolfe, the election of Peter Cloven as Mayor passed. (Passed 3-2 vote; Diaz and Wan, No).

The motion by Wolfe to nominate Tillman to serve as vice mayor passed 4-1 (Wan - No).

2021 City Council

See also: List of 2021 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Carl Wolfe	Mayor	2022
Peter Cloven	Vice Mayor	2024
Holly Tillman	Councilmember	2024
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2024
Jeff Wan	Councilmember	2022

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2021

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 1, 2020. The incoming members were Peter Cloven, Holly Tillman, and Jim Diaz (re-elected), and the outgoing members were Julie Pierce and Tuija Catalano.

An excerpt from the minutes on the proceedings:

Vice Mayor Wan opened the nominations for Mayor. Councilmember Diaz nominated Jeff Wan for the office of Mayor.

Councilmember Tillman then nominated Carl Wolfe for the office of Mayor.

Vice Mayor Wan performed a role call vote for the position of Mayor.

On call by Vice Mayor Wan, the election of Carl Wolfe as Mayor passed. (Passed 3- 2 vote; Diaz and Wan, No).

The motion by Cloven to nominate himself to serve as vice mayor passed 3-2 (Diaz, Wan - No).

2020 City Council

See also: List of 2020 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Julie Pierce	Mayor	2020
Jeff Wan	Vice Mayor	2022
Carl Wolfe	Councilmember	2022
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2024
Tuija Catalano	Councilmember	2020

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2020

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 3, 2019.

The motion by Catalano to nominate Pierce to serve as mayor passed 5-0. The motion by Pierce to nominate Wan to serve as vice mayor passed 5-0.

2019 City Council

See also: List of 2019 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Tujia Catalano	Mayor	2020
Julie Pierce	Vice Mayor	2020
Carl Wolfe	Councilmember	2022
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2020
Jeff Wan	Councilmember	2022

Annual Reorganization of City Council for 2019

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election and the swearing in of new members happened on December 4, 2018 and can be viewed in full detail in the minutes of the December 18, 2018 meeting. The incoming members were Jeff Wan and Carl Wolfe, and the outgoing members were Keith Haydon and Dave Shuey.

An excerpt from the minutes on the proceedings:

Election of Mayor by the City Council [Councilmember Pierce, as the tenured member of Council, to conduct the election]

Councilmember Pierce opened the nominations for mayor. Councilmember Pierce nominated Tuija Catalano for the office of Mayor.

Councilmember Diaz said as he reviewed the last election and all of the challenges we faced, and what will be coming in the next year, he finds himself in a difficult position in that he believes in the past we have always had someone from the position of vice mayor before ascending to mayor's position. He thinks it benefits that person in terms of experience and things that go into taking on the mayoral role. Although all of the Councilmembers are equal in stature, he stated the mayor takes the position as the administrator head of the Council and out more in the public. He remarked not having that experience as the vice mayor is a void.

Councilmember Diaz then nominated Julie Pierce for the office of Mayor.

Councilmember Pierce declined the nomination.

Councilmember Wolfe seconded the nomination of Tuija Catalano for the office of Mayor. With no further nominations occurring, Councilmember Pierce then closed the nominations.

On call by Councilmember Pierce, the election of Tuija Catalano as Mayor passed by acclamation (Passed 4-0-1 vote; Diaz, abstained).

The motion by Catalano to nominate Pierce to serve as vice mayor passed 4-0-1 (Diaz - Abstain).

2018 City Council

See also: List of 2018 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Keith Haydon	Mayor	2018
David Shuey	Vice Mayor	2018
Julie Pierce	Councilmember	2020
Jim Diaz	Councilmember	2020
Tujia Catalano	Councilmember	2020

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election happened on December 5, 2017.

2017 City Council

See also: List of 2017 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Jim Diaz	Mayor	2020
Keith Haydon	Vice Mayor	2018
Julie Pierce	Councilmember	2020
David Shuey	Councilmember	2018
Tujia Catalano	Councilmember	2020

The Mayor and Vice Mayor election happened on December 6, 2016.

2016 City Council

See also: List of 2016 City Council Meetings

Councilmember	Title	Term Ends
Howard Geller	Mayor	2016
Jim Diaz	Vice Mayor	2016
Julie Pierce	Councilmember	2016
David Shuey	Councilmember	2018
Keith Haydon	Councilmember	2018

City Council Meetings

Videos and agendas for past City Council meetings are publicly available on the city's website.

Past Mayors

Mayor	Year
Howard Geller	2016
David Shuey	2015
Hank Stratford	2014
Julie Pierce	2013
Howard Geller	2012
David Shuey	2011
Hank Stratford	2010
Julie Pierce	2009
Gregory Manning	2008
William Walcutt	2007
David Shuey	2006
Gregory Manning	2005
Julie Pierce	2004
Pete Laurence	2003
Gregory Manning	2002
Julie Pierce	2001