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Madison Common Council

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City of Madison Common Council
Type
Type
Part-time Mayor-Council
HousesUnicameral
Leadership
Mayor
President
Yannette Figueroa Cole
Vice President
John Duncan
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]

District Member First Term
1st John Duncan 2023
2nd Juliana Bennett 2021
3rd Derek Field 2023
4th Mike Verveer ^ 1995
5th Regina Vidaver 2021
6th Marsha Rummel ^ 2007
7th Nasra Wehelie 2020
8th Muralidharan (MGR) Govindarajan 2023
9th Nikki Conklin 2021
10th Yannette Figueroa Cole * 2021
11th Bill Tishler 2022
12th Amani Latimer Burris 2023
13th Tag Evers 2019
14th Isadore Knox Jr. 2005
15th Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford 2023
16th Jael Currie ^ 2021
17th Sabrina Madison 2022
18th Charles Myadze 2021
19th John P. Guequierre[4] 2024
20th Barbara Harrington-McKinney 2015

*= Common Council President

^ = Former Common Council President

Salary

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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.[5]

Notable former members

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References

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  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. ^ Robinson, Lucas (2024-01-24). "Sustainable construction consultant named to vacant Madison City Council seat". Wisconsin State Journal.
  5. ^ [1] by Bryna Godar, The Capital Times 2014
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