Town Council Meetings
Council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 pm in the Historic Schoolhouse, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley and are open to the public.

You may also subscribe to receive e-notices of upcoming meetings via our Subscribe to Notices page.

Public comment at Town Council meetings are a cherished element of local government and a critical component to the decision-making process. Feedback, opinion, and information from the public is a vital part of the Town’s inclusive process. Click here for information to potential speakers on how to prepare and provide comments at public meetings. 

Public comments received after an agenda has been posted may be found alongside the packet on the Town Calendar.

Webinar Participant Lists

Residents have asked if they are able to see a list of participants in Zoom webinar-meetings. Craig Hughes has put together a simple website integrated with Zoom data to provide this for Town webinars. You can visit the site at https://pv-zooms.rungie.com/ which will show a list of meetings. Clicking on a meeting will then display all participants in the meeting, as well as those who had been in the meeting but have left. The site will only show meetings once they have started and the first participant has joined.

2025 Portola Valley Council Regional Appointment List

Town Council Members

Portola Valley Town Councilmembers serve the community as volunteers and the Town Council has a 60-year tradition of extensive community involvement. In any given month, councilmembers typically contribute 20-25 hours in preparation for and participation in various meetings and in working with Town staff on special projects. Meetings generally take place Monday through Friday during the workday as well as in the evenings.

The Town Council holds regular meetings twice a month, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and hold Special Meetings as necessary. Councilmembers are also annually assigned to serve as liaisons to the Town's commissions and committees. In addition, Councilmembers rotate as liaisons to the Planning Commission and Architectural & Site Control Commission on a quarterly basis.  Both commissions typically meet twice per month and also have field meetings as necessary in advance of project consideration at their respective meetings.

Town Councilmembers also represent the Town's interests on numerous regional boards, committees, and associations. The Town Council's participation in regional groups is essential to ensuring that Portola Valley residents have a voice in regional matters, which often benefits the Town through access to grant funds.

The Town Council is responsible for the majority of the Town's governmental functions. The Town Council:

• Receives and budgets all revenues;
• Appoints the Town Manager, Town Attorney, advisory commissions and committees, and establishes salary ranges;
• Adopts Ordinances, policies and regulations;
• Grants franchises;
• Considers appeals from decisions of the Planning Commission, Architectural and Site Control Commission, and Town Manager and may affirm, reverse or modify these decisions or findings;
• Establishes fee schedules and charges for municipal services;
• Buy, lease and hold real and personal property for the Town;
• Has the power to declare an emergency.

Town Council Members are elected officials, identified in Calif. Government Code Section 87200 and file annual Statements of Economic Interests (Form 700) with the Fair Political Practices Commission ("FPPC").  All Statements are public documents and can be viewed online at http://www.fppc.ca.gov. The physical address of the FPPC is 1102 Q Street, Suite 3000, Sacramento, California 95814.

To review the Town's Conflict of Interest Code, please see Chapter 2.36 of the Town's Municipal Code.

PLEASE NOTE: All email communications made to Town staff and/or Councilmembers are considered public documents and are therefore subject to disclosure. 

Policy Regarding Texting and Emailing During Public Meetings (August 2022)