Helene Schneider, Mayor

Councilmember from 2004 to 2010.
Reelected as Mayor in November 2013 to a four-year term.

Committees, Agencies and Liaisons

City Council Committees

• Finance Committee (Alternate)
• Ordinance Committee (Alternate) 

City Council Ad Hoc Committees

• Montecito Water District Desalination Ad Hoc Committee
• Southern California Edison Committee
• Sustainability Council Committee

Advisory Groups, City Council Liaisons

• Santa Barbara Sister Cities Board

 City-Related Agencies

• Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts
  

Council Representation On Regional Agencies

• Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness
• City/County Solid Waste Task Group
• Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN), Board Member(Alternate)**
• Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, Governing Board Member 
• Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG), Board Member 
• Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Coastal Rail Coordinating Council, Delegate**
• South Coast Task Force on Youth Safety (Alternate)

National and State Organizations

• League of California Cities, Board Member*
• U.S. Conference of Mayors Hunger and Homelessness Task Group, Chair***

*Appointed by League of California Cities

**Appointed by SBCAG

***Appointed by U.S. Conference of Mayors

Contact

hschneider@santabarbaraca.gov