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News Highlights Winter 2019
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Meet Your New City Council
At their December 10 meeting, newly-elected Councilmembers Amy Peele and Susan Wernick and re-elected Councilmember Eric Lucan were officially sworn-in. Additionally, your new Council appointed Mayor Denise Athas and Mayor Pro Tem Pat Eklund to serve in these respective positions for one year.
The Novato City Council meets every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at City Hall, 901 Sherman Avenue. You can view agendas and watch live and past meetings at novato.org/watchmeetings.
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Novato's Newest City Manager
In November, Adam McGill was appointed as Novato's 8th City Manager. McGill had been serving as Acting City Manager since August, and served as Novato's Chief of Police prior to taking on this new role.
"I feel fortunate for the opportunity to represent this community and am grateful to the Council for the confidence they have placed in me," said McGill. "I am committed to collaboration and inclusiveness and excited to help strengthen organizational and community confidence in all of our City operations. I will especially miss leading the day to day operations of the Police Department and serving alongside some of the best policing professionals I've ever been associated with."
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Chief Matt McCaffrey Sworn-In
On December 11, the City held a swearing-in ceremony for Chief Matt McCaffrey. As Chief, McCaffrey oversees a department made up of sixty-one sworn and twenty-five professional staff.
"I've always felt fortunate that I was able to find a place like Novato where the community appreciates the men and women who make protecting their community a priority," said Chief McCaffrey. "I was impressed with our staff from my first day here and continue to be impressed with their dedication and commitment in providing police services to the Novato Community. I look forward to continuing to work with all City staff to provide excellent service to our community and making Novato a great place to live, work and play in."
McCaffrey is Novato's 11th Chief of Police and has been with the Novato Police Department since 2015.
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Novato Downtown SMART Station Opens
We're #NovatoProud to announce that your Novato Downtown SMART Station is now open for service.
During the month of December, the station will be running on a temporary weekend and holiday only schedule. Full service will begin at this station on January 1, 2020.
See SMART Schedule >>
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Holiday Hours for City Offices
City Offices Holiday Closure
The City's Administrative Offices at 922 Machin Avenue will be closed for the holidays from December 23, 2019 through January 3, 2020. City offices will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2020. This closure will not affect the Novato Police Department, which will continue normal operations throughout the holiday period.
Margaret Todd Senior Center Closure
The Margaret Todd Senior Center at 1560 Hill Road will be closed for two weeks from December 21, 2019 through January 5, 2020 for the holidays and facility maintenance.
We wish you all a happy holiday season, and we'll see you in the new year!
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Marin Census 2020: Count Me In For Marin
Take the pledge to respond to the census and be a trusted messenger to tell your family, friends and others and help us get out the count. Text COUNT to 415-338-9887 to recieve important updates.
Marin has several "hard to count" regions, including Novato, where participation is historically low. The census counts all residents of a household, including children of any age. For the first time, residents will receive a mailing with information to take the census online (paper forms will also be available for those who need them).
Participate in Census 2020 to help ensure your community doesn't miss out on its fair share of political representation and resources.
El Censo del 2020: Cuenta Conmigo para Marin
Comprometerse a responder al censo y ser un mensajero confiable para contarle a tu familia, amigos y otras personas conocidas porque participar en el censo es tan importante. Únase a nosotros enviando un mensaje de texto con la palabra CENSO al 415-338-9887 y reciba actualizaciones importantes por correo electrónico y / o mensaje de texto.
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Spotlight on Novato Streetscape Committee
Way back in 1994, members of the Novato community came forward with a desire to help beautify our city and so began the
Novato Streetscape Committee
. Over the years this committee has developed community-wide initiatives including:
- Clean & Green Day: An annual signature event of Novato Streetscape for the last 24 years in which the community comes out in force to help beautify our town by cleaning up our streets, creeks, medians and more.
- Adopt-an-Island: A program that provides an opportunity for residents, businesses, groups and other organizations to adopt a median island in an effort to enhance Novato's beauty and create community pride.
- Business Recognition: Rewards businesses that have created beautiful landscapes around their building(s).
- Team Up to Clean Up: Meets on the first Saturday of the month with volunteers of all ages to clean up litter at locations around Novato. Students can earn community service hours.
Attend an upcoming meeting
The committee meets on the 2nd Monday of each month, 7pm at the City Administrative Offices, 922 Machin Avenue. More info at novato.org/calendar.
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Novato Small Business Workshop
Please join us for an upcoming workshop:
Maximize Your Advertising Dollars
January 29, 6pm - 8pm
This workshop,
taught by our own Downtown Novato Business Association Director Stephanie Koehler, will teach you how to use social media to help promote your business.
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Shop Local Novato Holiday Gift Guide
Support Novato businesses and our community by shopping local. #ShopLocalNovato
Holiday shopping made easy!
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Novato's Birthday Party will celebrate the town's
60th birthday and recognize the Citizen of the Year. The community is invited to participate in acknowledging the people who have made this town great and to enjoy the appetizing delicacies of Taste of Novato provided by local eateries, breweries and wineries.
Friday, January 31, 2020, 6-10pm
The Buck Institute for Research on Aging
8001 Redwood Blvd., Novato.
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Novato's Community Birthday Party
Join us
Saturday, February 8
from 12pm to 2pm at Novato City Hall, 901 Sherman Ave to celebrate Novato's 60th birthday!
The Paint the Town Red committee, in association with City of Novato, is proud to present a FREE community event to celebrate Novato's birthday.
Bring the whole family and enjoy food, activities, music and birthday cake! In addition to all the free fun the "Dietrich Stroeh Youth Volunteer of the Year" award will be presented!
We hope to see and your family there!
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