Madison Common Council
City of Madison Common Council | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Part-time Mayor-Council |
| Houses | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
President | Syed Abbas |
Vice President | Arvina Martin |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 (Including the Mayor) |
Length of term | 2 Years |
| Elections | |
| Plurality by District | |
| Meeting place | |
| City-County Building | 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Room 201 | |
| Website | |
| https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/ | |
Madison Common Council is a city council: the legislative branch of the government of the City of Madison in Wisconsin. The Madison Common Council consists of 20 alderpersons elected from 20 wards who serve two-year terms. [1] The Common Council considers ordinances and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic codes, taxes and housing regulations, among other issues. The Mayor of Madison chairs the council meetings.
| District | Member | First Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2015 | |
| 2nd | 2019 | |
| 3rd | 2019 | |
| 4th | Mike Verveer ^ | 1995 |
| 5th | 2021 | |
| 6th | 2021 | |
| 7th | 2020 | |
| 8th | 2021 | |
| 9th | 2021 | |
| 10th | 2021 | |
| 11th | 2017 | |
| 12th | * | 2019 |
| 13th | 2019 | |
| 14th | 2015 | |
| 15th | 2019 | |
| 16th | 2021 | |
| 17th | 2021 | |
| 18th | 2021 | |
| 19th | 2018 | |
| 20th | 2019 |
*= Common Council President
^ = Former Common Council President
Salary[]
Council Members currently receive $12,692 a year in base salary, the Council Vice President receives $13,692, and the Council President receives $15,444.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Run for Council - Council Members - Common Council - City of Madison, Wisconsin". www.cityofmadison.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ [1] by Bryna Godar, The Capital Times 2014
External links[]
Categories:
- Organizations based in Madison, Wisconsin
- City councils in the United States