City Clerk

Flag pole outside City Hall, Salinas The City Clerk's Office is the record and archive keeper of the City's legislative actions, which includes indexing and retrieving documents, ensuring transparency, and is responsible for the recordation and codification of the Salinas City Code. The Office of the City Clerk is also responsible for filing lobbying campaign reports and statements of economic interest filings in accordance with the Political Reform Act, Brown Act and AB 1234 Local Ethics training filings.

The Office of the Clerk oversees Commission/Board/Committee vacancies, appointments, ceremonial function, serves as the election official for local municipal elections, responds to records research requests, serves as liaison for public inquiries and provides support to the City Council, and the Measure E and Measure G Oversight Committees.

November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election

Notice is hereby given that a general municipal election will be held in the City of Salinas on Tuesday, the 8th day of November 2022 for the following officers:

Mayor, elected City-wide, for a full, two-year term
City Councilmember, District 2, for a full, four- year term
City Councilmember, District 3, for a full, four-year term
City Councilmember, District 5, for a full, four-year term

The nomination filing period opens on Monday, July 18, 2022. The regular nomination filing period closes at 5:00 P.M. on Friday, August 12, 2022. If the incumbent does not file, or fails to qualify, during the regular filing period, the filing period for that office will be extended to other candidates until 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. The Official Nomination Filing Form shall be obtained from the Salinas City Clerk at 200 Lincoln Avenue, Salinas, California 93901, (831) 758-7383 by appointment only.

The polls will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Please contact the Monterey County Elections Office at (831) 796-1499 for polling locations.

Official Candidates - Nomination Period Closed

District 2

Tony Barrera (Qualified)

District 3

Steve McShane (Qualified)
Cary Swensen (Qualified)

District 5

Christie Cromeenes (Qualified)
Jose A. Sandoval (Qualified)

Mayor

Kimbley Craig (Qalified)
Amit Pandya (Qualified)

Filing for Office?

Prepare for your candidacy by:

Verify you are registered to vote in the district for the office you plan to run for.
Prepare any campaign contact information you want us to share with voters (phone numbers, mailing address, email address, website, if applicable). This information will be due at the time of filing and will not be accepted after the close of the candidate filing period.
Review FPPC applicable forms, manual, rules and regulations by visiting their website at www.fppc.ca.gov

The candidate filing process will be conducted in-person. The nomination/declaration of candidacy filing period is July 18 – August 12. Candidate forms will only be available during this time and must be completed and submitted within this timeframe. Call to schedule your phone appointment.

Candidate Guidelines for the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election

Candidate Guidelines 2022 (PDF)

Welcome to Assistant City Clerk Alexis Mejia!

August 12, 2022

Alexis Mejia joins the Administration Department as the City's new Assistant City Clerk. She has been with the City for over four years with experience in the Community Development, Fire, and Finance departments. Alexis has served the last three years as the Administrative Aide for Code Enforcement where she assisted with the implementation and execution of the update to the City's vendor program, represented the division on the Visión Salinas 2040 committee, assisted with documentation of legal forms for receivership cases, and worked collaboratively with City departments, outside agencies, and the...

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