California Record
Merced
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Matthew Serratto

Mayor2024-2028

About

Matthew Serratto's mayoral platform centers heavily on driving economic growth and development within Merced. Additionally, he prioritizes critical infrastructure enhancements, such as local road improvements, to support the city's ongoing growth.

Campaign promises (2)

  • development
    He prioritized economic development as a key focus for his second term.
  • infrastructure
    He committed to focusing on road improvements during his second term.

At a glance

News mentions
1

Term ending Dec 31, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
30
Total speaking time
8:14:48
Avg per meeting
16:30
Segments
11366

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Top issues during term (2)(Environment)

high↓May 2026[10]

Environmental Justice in South Merced

Lead-based paint removal and inspection programs were urged as a near-term city investment.

medium↓Mar 2026[0]

water contamination lawsuit

You could get paid if your water was bad.

Decisions during term (9)

Recorded while Serratto was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved4-1Sep 9, 2026

26-627 SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution #4186 Approving Conditional Use Permit #26-0023 and Adopting Environmental Review #26-0069 (California Environmental Quality Act Class 32 Categorical Exemption)

approvedAug 5, 2026

Minor Modification No. 26-0008 and Environmental Review No. 26-0061

tabledJun 17, 2026

Minor Modification #26-0008 and Environmental Review #26-0061

tabledJun 3, 2026

Continuation of Minor Modification #26-0008 and Environmental Review #26-0061

tabled5-0May 20, 2026

Continuance of Minor Modification #26-0008 and Environmental Review #26-0061

approved5-0Apr 6, 2026

Approval of Agreement for Annexation-25-0003 Environmental Report

approved6-0Mar 4, 2026

VST Phase 1D Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map #25-0011 and Environmental Review #25-0036

approved5-0Feb 17, 2026

J.4. University Industrial Park Environmental Review

approved3-0Feb 4, 2026

Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map #25-0011 and Environmental Review #25-0036 (VST Phase 1D)

Voting record (0)(Environment)

No votes found matching Environment.

In the news (1)

Merced Sun-StarNov 5, 2024

Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto has big lead over Anthony Martinez, election results show