Mayor Jim Tovias Council Term Expires: November, 2012
Councilmember Jim Tovias was elected in 2008 and is serving his
first term on the City Council. Tovias is an agent with State Farm
Insurance. Tovias represents Santa Paula on the Economic Development Collaborative - Ventura County.
Vice Mayor Fred W. Robinson
Council
Term Expires: November, 2012
Councilmember Fred W. Robinson was elected in 2008 and is serving
his first term on the City Council. Robinson is Chief Executive
Officer of The Arc of Ventura County. Robinson represents Santa Paula on the Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance.
Councilmember Dr. Gabino Aguirre Council Term Expires: November, 2010
Councilmember Dr. Gabino Aguirre is serving his second term on the
City Council, being first elected in 2002 and reelected in 2006.
Aguirre served as Mayor in 2004. Aguirre has been a resident of
Santa Paula for over 30 years and is a retired high school
principal. Aguirre represents Santa Paula as a member of the Board
of Directors of the Association of Water Agencies of Ventura County
and the Ventura Council of Governments.
Councilmember Ralph J. Fernandez Council Term Expires: November, 2010
Councilmember Ralph J. Fernandez was elected in 2006 and is serving
his first term on the City Council. Fernandez is a lifelong Santa Paula
resident, is an architect as well as an instructor at Ventura
College. Fernandez represents the City on the Ventura County Transportation Commission.
Councilmember Robert S. Gonzales Council Term Expires: November, 2010
Councilmember Robert S. Gonzales was elected in 2006 and is serving
his first term on the City Council. Gonzales served as Mayor in
2008.
Gonzales is a lifelong resident of Santa Paula and served for 30
years as a member of the Santa Paula Police Department. Gonzales
represents Santa Paula on the Ventura Regional Sanitation District
Board of Directors. He retired as Chief of Police in 2005.
