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The '''Fairfield City Council''' is the elected legislative body for the City of [[Fairfield]]. It consists of six members, each elected to represent a voting district, and a president elected at-large.
The '''Fairfield City Council''' is the elected legislative body for the City of [[Fairfield]]. It consists of six members, each elected to represent a voting district, and a president elected at-large. Fairfield previously operated under a Mayor-Alderman system. The Council meets on the 1st floor of [[Fairfield City Hall]] on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM.


The powers of the Council were reduced under legislation lobbied for by then-mayor [[Larry Langford]] beginning in [[1988]].  
The powers of the Council were reduced under legislation lobbied for by then-mayor [[Larry Langford]] beginning in [[1988]].  


==[[1992 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|1992]]==
In November [[2012]], Mayor [[Kenneth Coachman]] began presiding over City Council meetings, citing state law for cities with less than 12,000 residents, noting that the city had fallen below that threshold in the [[2010 census]]. Council President [[Darrell Gardner]] filed a legal challenge, arguing that Coachman had called the 2012 election without accounting for a change in government. Judge [[Eugene Verin]] ruled against the Mayor and ordered that Gardner should preside over Council meetings and Coachman would not vote in the council.
 
Fairfield City Council committees include Finance and Revenue and Public Safety
 
==Members==
===1924===
* [[J. W. Brown]]
* [[C. W. Shackelford]]
* Mrs. [[C. A. Fiske]]
* [[W. F. Luckie Jr]]
* [[A. C. Carter (Fairfield)|A. C. Carter]]
 
===1925===
* [[M. Appleby]]
* [[W. E. Brown]]
* [[R. H. Bumgardner]]
* [[J. C. Fuller]]
* [[J. E. Harrell]]
* [[J. H. Holmes]]
* [[J. T. Phillips]]
* [[F. D. Reynolds]]
* [[P. Williams]]
* [[William Wren]]
 
===1939===
* [[H. W. Allgood]], president
 
===1985===
* [[Jerry Coleman]], president
* [[Juanakee Adams]]
* [[Ronnie Cole]]
* [[Carstella Scott]]
* [[King Smith]]
* [[Larnetta Williams]]
* [[Charles Willis]]
 
===[[1992 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|1992]]===
* President: [[Charles Willis]] <!-- Sr -->
* President: [[Charles Willis]] <!-- Sr -->
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley, Jr]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley Jr]]
* [[Ronnie Cole]]
* [[Ronnie Cole]]
* [[Yvonne Coleman]]
* [[Yvonne Coleman]]
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* [[Terrence Witherspoon]]
* [[Terrence Witherspoon]]


==[[1996 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|1996]]==
===[[1996 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|1996]]===
* President: [[Charles Willis]] <!-- Sr -->
* President: [[Charles Willis]] <!-- Sr -->
* District 5: [[Jerry Kilburn]]
* District 5: [[Jerry Kilburn]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley, Jr]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley Jr]]
* [[Marion Evans]]
* [[Marion Evans]]
* [[Ronald Kidd]]
* [[Ronald Kidd]]


==[[2000 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2000]]==
===[[2000 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2000]]===
* President: [[William Murray]]
* President: [[Charles Willis]] (2000–2003), [[Willie Murray]] (2003–2004)
* District 3: [[Roderick Scott]] (elected April [[2003]] to fill vacant seat)
* District 3: [[Willie Murray]] (2000–2003), [[Roderick Scott]] (2003–2004)
* District 4: [[Michael Johnson]]
* District 4: [[Michael Johnson]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley, Jr]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley Jr]]
* [[Howard Cook]]
* [[Howard Cook]]
* [[Marion Evans]]
* [[Marion Evans]]
* [[Yvonnne Coleman]]
* [[Yvonnne Coleman]]


==[[2004 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2004]]==
===[[2004 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2004]]===
* President: [[Eldridge Turner]]
* President: [[Eldridge Turner]]
* District 1: [[Frederick Scott]]
* District 1: [[Frederick Scott]]
* District 2: [[Vincent Smith]]
* District 2: [[Vincent Smith]]
* District 3: [[William Murray]]
* District 3: [[Willie Murray]]
* District 4: [[William Yow]]
* District 4: [[William Yow]]
* District 5:  
* District 5:  
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley, Jr]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley Jr]]


==[[2008 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2008]]==
===[[2008 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2008]]===
* President: [[Eldridge Turner]]
* President: [[Eldridge Turner]]
* District 1: [[Frederick Scott]]
* District 1: [[Frederick Scott]]
* District 2: [[Primus Mack]], appointed January [[2011]] to fill the vacancy left by [[Vincent Smith]]'s retirement
* District 2: [[Primus Mack]], appointed January [[2011]] to fill the vacancy left by [[Vincent Smith]]'s retirement
* District 3: [[William Murray]]
* District 3: [[Willie Murray]]
* District 4: [[Ronald Struthers]]
* District 4: [[Ronald Struthers]]
* District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]]
* District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]]
* District 6: [[Ves Marable]]
* District 6: [[Ves Marable]]
===[[2012 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2012]]===
* President: [[Darnell Gardner|Darnell "Shank" Gardner]]
* District 1: [[James Reasor|James "Bubba" Reasor]]
* District 2: [[Primus Mack]] (2012-2014), [[Gloria Matthews Stockdale|Gloria Matthews]] (2014-)
* District 3: [[Harry C. Lee Jr]] (chair of Finance and Revenue committee)
* District 4: [[Paralee Britt]]
* District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]]
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley]], president pro tem (chair of Public Safety committee)
===[[2016 Jefferson County municipal elections#Fairfield|2016]]===
* Council President:  [[Eddie Penny]] (1st term), sworn in as [[Mayor of Fairfield]] in February 2019
* District 1: [[Barakas Taylor]] (1st term)
* District 2: [[Susan Jo Rembert-Parks]] (1st term)
* District 3: [[Cynthia Turner McDowell]] (1st term)
* District 4: [[John Hackett]] (1st term), President pro tempore
* District 5: [[Herman Carnes]] (1st term)
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley]] (7th term)
==References==
* Chambers, Jesse (January 9, 2013) "Gardner presides over Fairfield city council meeting." {{BN}}
==External links==
* [http://fairfieldal.org/fairfield-city-council/ Fairfield City Council] at fairfieldal.org


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Revision as of 09:58, 29 July 2023

The Fairfield City Council is the elected legislative body for the City of Fairfield. It consists of six members, each elected to represent a voting district, and a president elected at-large. Fairfield previously operated under a Mayor-Alderman system. The Council meets on the 1st floor of Fairfield City Hall on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 PM.

The powers of the Council were reduced under legislation lobbied for by then-mayor Larry Langford beginning in 1988.

In November 2012, Mayor Kenneth Coachman began presiding over City Council meetings, citing state law for cities with less than 12,000 residents, noting that the city had fallen below that threshold in the 2010 census. Council President Darrell Gardner filed a legal challenge, arguing that Coachman had called the 2012 election without accounting for a change in government. Judge Eugene Verin ruled against the Mayor and ordered that Gardner should preside over Council meetings and Coachman would not vote in the council.

Fairfield City Council committees include Finance and Revenue and Public Safety

Members

1924

1925

1939

1985

1992

1996

2000

2004

2008

2012

2016

References

  • Chambers, Jesse (January 9, 2013) "Gardner presides over Fairfield city council meeting." The Birmingham News

External links

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