City Council

Your City Council

Citizens are encouraged to communicate with their elected representatives. During each regular City Council meeting, the Council provides an open public comment period, but you can also send an email or call your Councilors. Please note that City Councilors do not keep regular office hours at the Civic Center.

Sequim City Council

Front Row:  Council Member Kelly Burger, Mayor Rachel Anderson,  Deputy Mayor Nicole Hartman

Back Row:  Council Members Brandon Janisse, Dan Butler, Harmony Rutter, and Pete Tjemsland

PositionNameCalculated TermEmail
Council Position 1Kelly Burger11/25/2025 - 12/31/2027kburger@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 2Dan Butler01/01/2024 - 12/31/2027dbutler@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 3Pete Tjemsland01/01/2026 - 12/31/2029ptjemsland@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 4Rachel Anderson, Mayor01/01/2026 - 12/31/2029randerson@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 5Brandon Janisse01/01/2026 - 12/31/2029bjanisse@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 6Harmony Rutter01/01/2024 - 12/31/2027hrutter@sequimwa.gov
Council Position 7Nicole Hartman, Deputy Mayor11/25/2025 - 12/31/2027nhartman@sequimwa.gov


Youth Liaisons

Meet the Youth Liaison to the Sequim City Council: Lily Tjemsland.

Attend a Council Meeting

  • Meetings are held regularly on the second and fourth Monday of each month starting at 6 p.m.
  • Council may hold work sessions at 5 p.m. before regular meetings, and infrequently hold special meetings.
  • How to attend a Council meeting

Agendas and Minutes

Submit a Public Comment

Read about the Council and Form of Government

  • Sequim's voters elect seven, non-partisan Councilors to four-year terms on a citywide basis. Council elections are held in odd-numbered years.
  • Sequim operates with a Council-Manager form of government. The Council's principal job is to make policy. Councilors appoint a City Manager who is the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch implementing policy.
  • The latest City Council Rules of Procedure were approved by the City Council on January 12, 2026, by Resolution 2026-001.
2027 - 2028 Council Priorities