Ross Common, wooded hills and winding creeks give Ross a distinctive community setting. Bring LCP your final copy and local photographs for coordinated print, signs, mail and web. Municipal identity: Town of Ross; incorporated municipality in Marin County. Incorporated: 1908. Government: Council–Manager. Council: Five members; staggered four-year terms. Mayor: Selected by Council for a one-year term. Although legally a general law city, Ross uses Town as its official public identity. It incorporated in 1908 and operates under a Council–Manager government with five resident-elected Councilmembers and an annually selected Mayor. Ross Valley history and the Town center. The Town’s General Plan places Ross within a landscape long inhabited by Coast Miwok people, followed by the land-grant era and James Ross’s purchase of land in 1857. Residents voted to incorporate in 1908. Early municipal actions included requiring Town approval before trees could be cut, a specific historical connection to the wooded setting visible today. Ross lies in Ross Valley beside San Anselmo, San Rafael and unincorporated Kentfield. Its municipal description centers on Ross Common, a small commercial area, tree-covered hills and winding creeks. These details distinguish Ross from the broader Ross Valley, which is not a single municipal jurisdiction. A Town government with distinct service partners. Ross uses a Council–Manager form of government. Five Councilmembers serve staggered four-year terms and appoint a Town Manager to direct daily operations. Each year the Council selects one member as Mayor for a one-year term; residents do not separately elect the Mayor. The Town’s official overview also distinguishes municipal government from other service providers. It identifies the Ross Valley Fire Department for fire protection, Marin Municipal Water District for water and Ross Valley Sanitary District for wastewater collection. A local information piece should name the responsible agency rather than attribute every service to Town Hall. A changed election calendar and appointment-only paperwork. Ross adopted Ordinance 730 on August 14, 2025 to move its general municipal elections from the statewide primary date to November in even-numbered years. Older references to March or June therefore need to be checked against the current Town election page. The page identifies two Council seats for November 3, 2026. Candidate paperwork is available by appointment only through the Town Clerk. Marin County performs election functions, but its municipal candidate-status entries verify nomination signatures rather than determine qualification. Keep the Town’s nomination process and the County’s administrative role clearly separated. A Ross Common and community-publication brief. A Ross heritage or community program can pair the Town’s early tree-protection history with dated photographs of Ross Common and the surrounding landscape. LCP can prepare booklets, event flyers and matching web pages from your supplied material. For Town Council materials, send the exact office title, final biography and disclosure copy, print specifications and delivery contacts. Use the Town’s current election notice and appointment instructions for date-sensitive details, while keeping historical captions separate from current event information. Before you brief us on a Ross project. Use Town of Ross and the exact Council office title. Arrange a Clerk appointment for nomination paperwork. Supply dated local photos, final copy, quantities and delivery contacts. What Local Campaign Pros can produce for Ross campaigns. Campaign direct mail: Postcards, letters and folded mailers designed, printed and mailed to the addresses you approve, with postage and mail-house handoff planned in. Lawn signs and walk pieces: Yard signs, stakes, door hangers and walk cards sized for your district, using the name, office and ballot designation you confirm. Campaign printing: Palm cards, flyers, envelopes and event pieces, proofed before anything goes to press. Websites and text artwork: A simple candidate website plus matching graphics for texts and email, built from the same approved copy and photos. How a project gets started. Approved content: Your name as it will appear, the office, a photo and any copy you have approved, including a candidate statement if you file one. Office and boundary confirmed: The exact office, district or seat, checked against the official election source for this place. Quantities: How many signs, pieces or mail addresses you need. We help estimate; you approve the final counts. Artwork and proofs: We design or adapt artwork and send proofs. Nothing prints until you sign off. Production schedule: We plan print and mail dates backward from the official deadlines and election dates you confirm. Is Ross incorporated even though it is called a Town? Yes. Its official overview describes Ross as a general law city incorporated in 1908; its public municipal name is Town of Ross. Who elects the Mayor? The five-member Town Council chooses one of its members annually for a one-year mayoral term. Are Ross Council elections still held with the statewide primary? No. Ordinance 730 changed the municipal schedule to November of even-numbered years. Can I collect nomination papers without arranging a visit? The Town says candidate paperwork is available by appointment only through the Town Clerk.