The City Council is the policy making body for the City of Dos Palos (City). Through duly convened regular and special meetings, the City Council adopts ordinances and resolutions setting forth statutory and regulatory policies of the City. The City Council is elected to overlapping four-year terms. The City Council appoints the City Manager, City Attorney and all advisory commissions. Currently active commissions are the Planning Commission.

City Council goals are carried out by city staff under the direction of the City Manager. The City Manager is the link between City Council policy development and policy, implementation and City operations. The City Council provides information to the citizens. The City Council meetings are once a month to keep the citizenry informed as to the activities and projects of the City, Council and staff. Through the Council Members community involvement they encourage proactive participation of the citizens in City government.

The City Council's ultimate goal as a policy board is to provide leadership and vision for the Community of Dos Palos. The City's mission is to provide innovative, sustained high quality public services to the community through each employee using their maximum capacity.

The City Council's primary mission is to serve the community by providing professional leadership in enhancing the welfare of the City and responding to the needs of Dos Palos’ residents and business people. Council is sensitive and accessible to all members of the community, and by example, set a positive tone for handling community issues and delivering excellent City services

CTE instructor at Cambridge (Continuation) High School, Fresno Unified School District in S/E Fresno. April Smith Hogue, grew up locally, the daughter of late longtime high school biology teacher Roswell Smith and Carol Pera of Dos Palos. Her sister Loni Smith Henderson was married to late Oakland A’s baseball player Dave Henderson. She attended Dos Palos High School, graduated from Fresno State earning a BA in Industrial Arts with an emphasis on Graphic Design and Advertising. After college, moved to Seattle to pursue a career in Graphic Design. Ms. Hogue worked as a designer for a contract food company and later obtained a vocational education credential from Cal State Sacramento. In 2001, she returned to Dos Palos, teaching Graphic Arts through 2010. She worked as a sales professional for Lifetouch National School Studios in photography and yearbook production. April Hogue is an accomplished musician, performing in a duo called “It’s Just Us.” She has a grown daughter and son. In 2016, Ms. Hogue was elected as the City’s first woman mayor. In 2020, she was re-elected to a second full city council term ending November 19, 2024.

Retired Local Trucking Company Owner, prominent charitable event cook. Serves on the Dos Palos Bronco Athletic Hall of Fame Board of Directors, Wastewater JPA Board of Directors, Member of the Lions Club, Served 20 years on the Dos Palos-Oro Loma Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees. Mr. Pigg and his wife Betty have been married over 50 years. Councilmember Pigg was elected to a full city council term ending November 15, 2022.

Bookkeeper. Born and raised in Los Banos, California, graduated from Los Banos High School, attended Merced Jr. College, her late husband was raised in Dos Palos and they moved back in 2011. She has worked in agriculture most of her adult life, from a ranch secretary to Operations Manager of a cotton gin, and now as a bookkeeper. She is a former 4-H leader and served as President of the Los Banos Ag Boosters. She has volunteered at the Dos Palos Hot Summer Nights Downtown Street Car Show for more than 20 years and other Lions Club events. Ms. Orlando has one adult daughter. Councilmember Orlando was elected to a full city council term which ends November 15, 2022.

Business Owner, Restaurant Owner/Operator, Caterer. Armando Bravo has served as a city recreation and school athletics coach. He is active as a civic leader in hosting forums, food distributions, crafts fairs and farmer's markets, Halloween trunk or treat, Christmas toy drives, and other community events. Councilmember Bravo is elected to a full city council term ending November 19, 2024.

Business Marketing Consultant/Restaurant Manager. Born and raised in Dos Palos, Marcus attended Dos Palos schools and graduated from Dos Palos High School. He attended Fresno State and majored in Mass Communication & Journalism-Advertising and Business Marketing. Mr. Porter has worked for the The Fresno Bee and at advertising agencies in Fresno. He returned to Dos Palos in 2013 where he founded Max Marketing & Print, a local marketing consulting firm and is the Advertising Director for the The Dos Palos Sun. He has served as Assistant Athletic Director at Dos Palos High School and is a former board member of various athletic booster clubs. Marcus is currently a Board member of KDPT-FM 102.9 Dos Palos Radio and a founding member of the Dos Palos Toy Drive Group. Councilmember Porter is elected to a full city council term ending November 19, 2024.

City Council meets at 6:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month in the City Council Chambers of the City-County Building, 1554 Golden Gate Avenue, Dos Palos.