Madison Common 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.

DistrictMemberFirst Term
1st Barbara McKinney2015
2nd Patrick Heck2019
3rd Lindsay Lemmer2019
4th Mike Verveer ^1995
5thRegina Vidaver2021
6thBrian Benford2021
7thNasra Wehelie2020
8thJuliana Bennett2021
9thNikki Conklin2021
10thYannette Figueroa Cole2021
11th Arvina Martin2017
12th Syed Abbas*2019
13th Tag Evers2019
14th Sheri Carter2015
15th Grant Foster2019
16thJael Currie2021
17thGary Halverson2021
18thCharles Myadze2021
19th Keith Furman2018
20th Christian A. Albouras2019
City of Madison Common Council
Type
Type
Part-time Mayor-Council
HousesUnicameral
Leadership
Mayor
President
Syed Abbas
Vice President
Arvina Martin
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/

*= 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
  1. "Run for Council - Council Members - Common Council - City of Madison, Wisconsin". www.cityofmadison.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. by Bryna Godar, The Capital Times 2014
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