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33 S Main St, Colfax, CA 95713

Phone: (530) 346-2313; fax: (530) 346-6214

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.


    Meetings: Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.

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    04/04/2025
    Image for display with article titled Colfax Approves Historic Resources Inventory

    In an effort to bring forward implementation strategies of the general plan, the Colfax City Council approved its historic resources inventory on March 26.

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    03/18/2025
    Image for display with article titled Colfax Council Approves Sidewalk Repair Ordinance

    After a three-month process, the Colfax City Council approved an ordinance to allow for a remediation process for damaged sidewalks during its March 12 meeting.

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    03/11/2025
    Image for display with article titled Colfax Approves Second Introduction for Sidewalk Repair Ordinance

    In its continued effort to maintain safe walkways for pedestrians, the Colfax City Council approved the second introduction of an ordinance to allow for a remediation process during its Feb. 26 meeting.

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    01/28/2025
    Image for display with article titled Colfax Continues Sidewalk Repair Ordinance

    The proposed ordinance would allow the city engineer to provide a letter to a property owner to notify them and document a needed sidewalk repair. The property owner would then have 90 days to complete the repair. If the repair is not made in the provided completion period, the city would repair the sidewalk and recoup the costs from the property owner. The council approved the ordinance introduction during its Jan. 8 meeting.

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    01/14/2025
    Image for display with article titled Colfax Approves Sidewalk Repair Ordinance Introduction

    The Colfax City Council approved the introduction of a sidewalk repair ordinance, which aims to maintain safe walkways for pedestrians, during its Jan. 8 meeting.

    Past Members

    Picture of Joe Fatula
    Joe Fatula
    Term ended: Nov. 30, 2022
    Picture of Marnie Mendoza
    Marnie Mendoza
    Term ended: May 5, 2023
    Picture of David Ackerman
    David Ackerman
    Term ended: June 14, 2023