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The City Council meets the third Tuesday of each month in Council Chambers at City Hall, 311 Second Street, San Juan Bautista at 6:00 p.m. Our City Council consists of five members elected to serve four-year terms. According to the SJBMC: “At the regular meeting in December of each year the City Council shall choose one of its members to serve as Mayor and one of its members to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore, each to serve until successors are chosen at the regular meeting in the following December.” Stream meetings live at CMAP TV.

Pursuant to the San Juan Bautista Municipal Code, Chapter 2-1 City Council,
“At the regular meeting in December of each year the City Council shall choose one of its members to serve as Mayor and one of its members to serve as Mayor Pro Tempore, each to serve until successors are chosen at the regular meeting in the following December.”

Mayor Scott Freels
Scott Freels
San Juan Bautista, CA  95045 Email: s.freels@san-juan-bautista.ca.us
His term as Mayor expires December of 2024
His term expires December of 2024


Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Q. Jordan
San Juan Bautista, CA  95045 Email: L.jordan@san-juan-bautista.ca.us
Her term expires December of 2026


Council Member John Freeman
John Freeman

A native of Southern California, John has participated in San Juan Bautista civic and community activities since first moving here in 2002. He joined the Strategic Planning Committee when it formed and served as chairperson of that committee for the past two years. John coached 7th and 8th grade basketball at San Juan School for two years. John is currently President of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG). He is also on the Board of Directors of Central Coast Community Power.  He is also member of the Bay Area Environmental Safety Group (BAESG).  He is a specialist in the art of hazardous waste removal, disposal, and remediation and has 20 years of experience in Industrial Water Treatment; he has a small consulting business in those areas.

San Juan Bautista, CA  95045 Email: j.freeman@san-juan-bautista.ca.us
His term expires December of 2024

 


 Council Member Jackie Morris-Lopez
Jackie Morris Lopez 2

San Juan Bautista, CA  95045 Email: J.MorrisLopez@san-juan-bautista.ca.us
Her term expires December of 2026



 Council Member EJ Sabathia
San Juan Bautista, CA  95045 Email: EJ.Sabathia@san-juan-bautista.ca.us
His term expires December of 2026