City Clerk

Linda Hobson was elected as City Clerk in November 2000. She was most recently re-elected in 2016 to a term expiring in 2020.

The City Clerk has an historical and state-mandated role to serve as the custodian of the City Seal and the legal records for the municipal organization.

Elections

Candidate information and paperwork is available through the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall, 701 Civic Center Blvd.

The City’s next General Election is scheduled for November 3, 2020.

•   Notice of 2020 Election (101.7 KiB, 387 hits)
  Nomination period opens July 13 for two City Council seats, City Clerk and City Treasurer. Nominations close at 5 p.m. Aug. 7.

•   2020 Election Calendar (239.7 KiB, 312 hits)
  

•   Key Dates for Candidates (209.8 KiB, 364 hits)
  

•   Suisun City Candidates - November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election (128.7 KiB, 401 hits)
  

Voter registration, election administration and other functions are contracted through the Solano County Registrar of Voters.

Commission, Committee and/or Board Applications

See the Citizen Governance webpage for more information.

General Information

The Suisun City Clerk is directly elected by city voters to carry out a variety of duties vital to the orderly operation of the City, including

• Attend meetings of the City Council, Successor Agency, Housing Authority and prepare minutes
• Coordinate agenda preparation and posting, and the work of Deputy City Clerks with regard to various Commissions, Committees and/or Boards
• Participate in administration of the Political Reform Act of 1974
• Service as Suisun City’s Elections Official and custodian of state-required election-related documents, including candidate filings and recall petitions

Per City Council Resolution 2012-88, all other functions of the City Clerk enumerated in State Law or City Code are to be carried out by the Secretary to the City Manager/Deputy City Clerk, including

• Maintaining all City Council actions and directives
• Maintaining the City Code
• Filing public notices
• Maintaining public records, documents and files
• Preparing and publishing various state-mandated reports, include the Appointments List, ticket distribution policy and FPPC form 806.