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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]]. | ||
In November [[2012]], Mayor [[Kenneth Coachman]] began presiding over City Council meetings, citing state law for cities with less than 12,000 residents. | 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 | |||
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* District 1: [[James Reasor|James "Bubba" Reasor]] | * District 1: [[James Reasor|James "Bubba" Reasor]] | ||
* District 2: [[Primus Mack]] | * District 2: [[Primus Mack]] | ||
* District 3: [[Harry C. Lee, Jr]] | * District 3: [[Harry C. Lee, Jr]] (chair of Finance and Revenue committee) | ||
* District 4: [[Paralee Britt]] | * District 4: [[Paralee Britt]] | ||
* District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]] | * District 5: [[Jerry Yarbrough]] | ||
* District 6: [[Willie Hardley]] | * District 6: [[Willie Hardley]], president pro tem (chair of Public Safety committee) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 19 August 2013
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 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
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
1985
- Jerry Coleman, president
- Juanakee Adams
- Ronnie Cole
- Carstella Scott
- King Smith
- Larnetta Williams
- Charles Willis
1992
- President: Charles Willis
- District 6: Willie Hardley, Jr
- Ronnie Cole
- Yvonne Coleman
- Ronald Kidd
- Jerry Kilburn
- Terrence Witherspoon
1996
- President: Charles Willis
- District 5: Jerry Kilburn
- District 6: Willie Hardley, Jr
- Marion Evans
- Ronald Kidd
2000
- President: William Murray
- District 3: Roderick Scott (elected April 2003 to fill vacant seat)
- District 4: Michael Johnson
- District 6: Willie Hardley, Jr
- Howard Cook
- Marion Evans
- Yvonnne Coleman
2004
- President: Eldridge Turner
- District 1: Frederick Scott
- District 2: Vincent Smith
- District 3: William Murray
- District 4: William Yow
- District 5:
- District 6: Willie Hardley, Jr
2008
- President: Eldridge Turner
- District 1: Frederick Scott
- District 2: Primus Mack, appointed January 2011 to fill the vacancy left by Vincent Smith's retirement
- District 3: William Murray
- District 4: Ronald Struthers
- District 5: Jerry Yarbrough
- District 6: Ves Marable
2012
- President: Darnell "Shank" Gardner
- District 1: James "Bubba" Reasor
- District 2: Primus Mack
- 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)
References
- Chambers, Jesse (January 9, 2013) "Gardner presides over Fairfield city council meeting." The Birmingham News