Rohnert Park, Cotati Election 2020: City Council Seats, Measure S

ROHNERT PARK-COTATI, CA — As of 8 a.m. Monday, 65 percent of Sonoma County voters had already returned their 2020 presidential and general election mail ballots, the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters Office reported. According to the Registrar, of 300,586 ballots returned, 196,148 were processed by Monday morning.

In Rohnert Park and Cotati, voters are deciding on some local races and a tax extension. There are contests for both the Rohnert Park City Council and Cotati City Council, and for a trustee seat on the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District Governing Board.

In Cotati, four candidates are vying for three seats Cotati City Council: incumbent Susan Harvey and challengers, Ben Ford, Brittany Murphy and Laura Sparks.

In Rohnert Park, two candidates are competing to represent Area 1 on the City Council: Walter "Willy" Linares and Dave Soldavini.

There were also two candidates for one seat as the Area 3 representative: Joseph T. Callinan and Gerard Giudice

For Rohnert Park Area 4, Jake Mackenzie and Jackie Elward are competing to serve as the City Council representative.

In the race to serve as trustee for Area 5 of the Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District governing board the candidates are: Michelle Wing and Tim Nonn.

Cotati Measure S

Cotati voters also decided on Measure S, the Cotati Fiscal Stability and Essential Services Extension Measure. A yes vote approves the tax extension, a no vote is against the tax extension.

To continue funding that cannot be taken by the State, to maintain/prevent cuts to 911 emergency dispatch/local public safety; domestic violence response; emergency/natural disaster preparedness; streets/pothole repair; parks; and other city services, shall the measure to extend Cotati’s existing, voter-approved 1¢ sales tax be adopted until ended by voters, providing $2,200,000 annually, with citizens’ oversight, audits, and no increase in tax rates?

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