City of Colfax City Council

The five-member Colfax City Council directs the business of the city, adopting ordinances and resolutions, approving budgets, and weighing in on major projects. The council also authorizes contracts and works with other government agencies. Councilmembers are elected to staggered four-year terms in November of even-numbered years. Every December, the council selects a mayor and mayor pro tem from its members to serve a one-year term. The mayor presides over the meetings, assigns councilmembers to committees, and approves agenda items.