PLEASANT HILL, CA (Apr. 21, 2025) — Have you ever wondered what the process is for getting an ordinance passed? Or how the city puts together large capital improvement projects like the Pleasant Hill Library?

To learn more about how Pleasant Hill government operates, you can sign up for our Local Government Academy. We hold these once a year, and it is currently registration time for our upcoming session. The program runs one night a week for six weeks, aimed at educating residents on city departments and processes.

Participants gather at various locations around Pleasant Hill to meet members of the city’s executive team and partners, who offer presentations and conduct activities based around their subject matter areas.

Activities include tours of the Police Department and the Public Service Center, plus an overview of the city’s finances and budgets. There will also be information on ways the public can help serve their community.

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If the academy is more than your schedule can accommodate right now, there are a number of other ways to get accurate information about what’s going on with your local government. The easiest way is to read the Outlook newsletter that is sent to every household in Pleasant Hill every other month.

Attend meetings

The next and most obvious way to learn about your government is to attend meetings. Depending on your area of interest, this could include City Council meetings, subcommittee meetings, commission meetings and other special meetings/events like our recent Climate Action Plan meetings.

You may not want to attend all of them, so pick and choose by asking to get the agendas sent to you by email. You can do this by going to the city’s website at www.phillca.gov and signing up for notifications and agendas for upcoming meetings.

While you are there, be sure to sign up for the city’s bi-weekly updates. It’s like a mini Outlook and is sent out via email every other Friday.

The city website is an invaluable resource. You can find a tremendous amount of information there, including upcoming events, details on community projects, department information, and ways to contact staff members and the City Council. Please don’t hesitate to contact the City Council as we are here to serve you, our community.

Contact Mayor Noack at Snoack@phillca.gov.