Welcome to the City of Piedmont Government Pages
About Piedmont
The City of Piedmont is a charter city of approximately 11,000 residents located in the beautiful Oakland Hills, overlooking the San Francisco Bay. The city, which is virtually built out, consists of established, high-quality single family homes on quiet tree-lined streets.
Piedmont is centrally located within a few minutes from Oakland and San Francisco on the West and Concord and Walnut Creek on the East. Within Piedmont’s 1.7 square-mile area there are five city parks and numerous landscaped areas which offer wooded paths, tennis courts, children’s playgrounds and picnic facilities.
As a charter city, Piedmont exercises a broad scope of local authority based on its local charter. This is in contrast to a general law city, which is restricted to the exercise of powers specifically set forth in State general law.
City Council - City Administrator Form of Government
The Piedmont City Charter establishes a City Council - City Administrator form of government. Under this form of government, the Piedmont City council is the legislative body responsible for setting City policy. The five Council members are elected at-large by the Piedmont electorate.
The City Administrator advises and makes recommendations to the City Council concerning any conditions or situations that require Council direction or policy determination and prepares the recommended budget for consideration and adoption by the City Council.
City Attorney
The City Attorney works under contract and is directly responsible to the City Council. The City Attorney attends all council meetings and provides legal advice to the City Council, City Administrator, and department heads of the city. The City Attorney does not provide legal advice or opinions to the public. If you have questions pertaining to interpretation of the City Code or claims against the city, please contact the City Clerk's office at (510) 420-3040.