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Commuters will soon have a new option when it comes to Highway 101. The SMART train will run from Santa Rosa to San Rafael at a projected 70 miles an hour in brand new, clean diesel trains; SMART will allow you to get out of your car on Highway 101 and still get where you...

Senate Bill 272 Approved on October 11, 2015, adds a section to the California Public Records Act requiring local agencies to create a catalog of Enterprise Systems by July 1, 2016 with annual updates. Enterprise System A software application or computer system that collects, stores, exchanges and analyzes information that the agency uses that is both...

If you’re interested in making a difference in your community, consider applying to serve on one of our boards, commissions, or committees. Interviews are held each Spring and Fall, but you can submit an application anytime — we’ll keep it on file until the next round! Curious when current terms end? Take a look at...

We've heard that navigating the City's processes can be confusing, and we agree! To help, we've compiled some tips and tricks for effective public participation. Please note, this is a starting point and not a complete guide to all City procedures. Meeting Basics City Council: Meets on the first and third Mondays of each month...

The budget is a tool the City uses to establish its priorities for the fiscal year to come. Key community goals are identified through the spending plan in the City Budget.  The City Council and City staff respond to the community's needs in part through the budget which is intended to balance not only revenues and costs but...

In 2001, J. Michael Maloney, a Marin resident, established an endowment with the Marin Community Foundation in honor of former San Rafael Planning Commissioner Dick O'Brien to fund an annual "Citizen of the Year" award, and San Rafael subsequently changed the name to the "Richard O’Brien and the Mary Ferrario O’Brien Public Service Award" in...

In an effort to promote government transparency and openness and comply with Assembly Bill 2040, we have included a link to the latest compensation information for elected officials, officers, and employees via the State Controller's Government Compensation in California site. Additional Resources: Employee Benefit Summary, Employee Agreements & Employer-Employee Relations Resolution Salary Schedules Term AFSCME / Local 1 -...

Employee and Labor RelationsThe Department of Human Resources is responsible for labor relations with the City's eleven different bargaining groups, which represents approximately 400 full-time staff (regular employees). All regular employees are members in some form of a bargaining group, from the various public safety groups to non-safety positions such as engineers, street maintenance workers,...