City of Madison Common Council
Type
Type
Part-time Mayor-Council
HousesUnicameral
Leadership
Mayor
President
Jael Currie
Vice President
Yannette Figueroa Cole
Structure
Seats21 (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 of the legislative branch of the government of the City of Madison in Wisconsin. The Madison Common Council consists of 20 Alderpersons[1] elected from 20 districts who serve two-year terms.[2] The Common Council considers ordinances and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic codes, taxes and housing regulations, among other issues. The Council's presiding officer is the Mayor of Madison, who chairs meetings.[3]

DistrictMemberFirst Term
1stJohn Duncan2023
2ndJuliana Bennett2021
3rdDerek Field2023
4thMike Verveer ^1995
5thRegina Vidaver2021
6thMarsha Rummel ^2007
7thNasra Wehelie2020
8thMuralidharan (MGR) Govindarajan2023
9thNikki Conklin2021
10thYannette Figueroa Cole2021
11thBill Tishler2022
12thAmani Latimer Burris2023
13thTag Evers2019
14thIsadore Knox Jr.2005
15thDina Nina Martinez-Rutherford2023
16thJael Currie *2021
17thSabrina Madison2022
18thCharles Myadze2021
19thKristen Slack2023
20thBarbara Harrington-McKinney2015

*= 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.[4]

Notable Former Members

References

  1. "Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 62". docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
  2. "Run for Council - Council Members - Common Council - City of Madison, Wisconsin". www.cityofmadison.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. "List of officers of the City of Madison (Appendix A of Madison Code of Ordinances)". library.municode.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. by Bryna Godar, The Capital Times 2014
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