Councilman, Butch Schaefer
Butch has lived in Anderson his entire life, attending school in the Cascade School District and Anderson Union High School, graduating in 1978. His family consists of wife, Sandy and two sons, Kyle and Evan.
Butch's hobbies include watching his son play basketball, enjoying his wife's photography and working NASCAR in the Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World West Series.
Butch tries to give back to the community by serving on the Anderson City Council and the Anderson Fire Protection Board, serving on the City Council for the past 13 years and currently serving in the capacity of Mayor.
He has seen a lot of positive change and growth in Anderson, such as, development of the new teen center, the senior center, Anderson Market Place, and has also seen new residential growth come into Anderson.
Butch truly believes the City of Anderson is what a community should be, and is a City of Opportunity.

Mayor, Norma Comnick
zzzI have served on the City Council since April, 1996 - serving as Mayor in 1998 and 2003. In the past seven
years I have seen lots of changes in our city and the next upcoming year will hopefully bring
more positive changes. New additions to our city are the Frontier Senior Center, The Welcome
Center, our new sewer project and new subdivisions and the Ox Yoke annexation.
zzzIn my capacity as Council Member, I have served on the Board of the Redding Bus Authority,
the Regional transportation Planning Agency, the Anderson Fire Protection Board and the
Mayor Select Committee. I also volunteer on the Anderson Explodes committee.

Councilman, Keith Webster
mmmKeith was born in Whittier, CA and moved to Anderson in 1964. After graduating from Anderson High School in 1970 Keith joined the United States Air Force, where he served for 4 years, being honorably discharged in 1975. Keith married Jo Ann Montagner in 1972 at the local Catholic Church, with a reception following at the Scout Hall in Anderson River Park, they have one child. For 19 years Keith worked for Kimberly Clarke and then Roseburg Forest Projects and in 1995 went into the mortgage business and continues in that field today.
mmmKeith as been very involved in the Anderson community, coaching Little League, serving on the Planning Commision and Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce. He has served as co-chair for Anderson Explodes for 14 years. Rumor has it that Keith bleeds Anderson Blue & Gold!

Vice Mayor, Melissa Hunt
Melissa Hunt was born in Redding and lived here in Shasta County through her graduation from Shasta Christian Academy in Anderson in 1983.
Melissa moved to Los Angeles to obtain her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education and taught for two years before moving back to the north state. She pursued further education at Simpson University where she received her California Multiple Subject Teaching Credentials in 1992 and her Master's of Arts Degree in Education in 1993. She taught 4th grade at Country Christian School in Redding for 9 years.
For more experience in the business field, Melissa left the classroom to work at Curves in Anderson. Along with the members and staff at Curves, she was instrumental and headed up many fundraising events including, food for Anderson Cottonwood Christian Assistance and holiday gifts for Toys from the Heart.
In 2005-2006 Melissa served on the Federal Grand Jury for sixteen months in Sacramento. She found this to be a very interesting and enlightening experience.
Melissa is excited to be on the ground floor of the growth that she believes Anderson is on the verge of experiencing. She wants the growth to be smart growth that will make Anderson a well-rounded community and a force to be reckoned with in the business arena.