Town Council

The Fairfax Town Council consists of five members, who are elected at large by Fairfax residents for four-year terms. Elections are held every two years, with three council members elected in one cycle and two in the alternate cycle. Annually, the five council members select a mayor and vice mayor from their ranks.

The Town operates under a Town Council-Town Manager form of government.  Under this form of government, the Town Council is the legislative body responsible for setting town policy, including the adoption of ordinances and land use regulations, the adoption of the annual Town operating and capital budget.  The Council appoints the Town Manager and the Town Attorney, as well as members of Town commissions, boards, and advisory committees.

Regular Town Council meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month, except for January and July,  at 7:00 p.m. at the Women's Club, 46 Park Rd., Fairfax. The regular meetings in January and July are set by resolution each year as to not conflict with the January 1st and July 4th holidays.

The Council launched a 6-month pilot program to add a second monthly meeting, from November 2020 through April 2021. The additional meetings have a different start time, as noted in the list below.

November 18, 2020 (6:30 pm)
December 2, 2020
December 16, 2020 (6:30 pm)
January 20, 2021
February 3, 2021
February 17, 2021 (6:30 pm)
March 3, 2021
March 17, 2021 (6:30 pm)
March 26, 2021 (10:00 am)
April 7, 2021
April 21, 2021 (6:30 pm)
May 5, 2021
May 27, 2021 (10:00 am)
June 2, 2021
July 7, 2021
August 4, 2021
September 1, 2021
October 6, 2021
November 3, 2021
December 1, 2021

The meeting agenda and staff reports ("the packet") are posted online the preceding Friday on the Public Meetings page, where you can also find the archived agendas and packets.