Board of Mayor & Aldermen

Meetings on 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the Town Hall

Agenda

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Past Boards

Contacts & Bios

Farragut's municipal government operates with a mayor-aldermanic charter.  The Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which consists of a mayor and four aldermen, serves as the governing body.  The mayor is elected at-large and two aldermen are elected from each of two wards for a four-year term. Elections are held in April of odd-numbered years. The next election will be held in April 2009, for the mayor and the seat in Ward I currently held by Alderman Rosseel and the seat in Ward II currently held by Vice Mayor Haynes.

Ward I consists of residents on the north side of Kingston Pike while Ward II consists of residents on the south side of Kingston Pike.  The Board of Mayor and Aldermen elect an alderman to the office of the vice mayor, who serves as mayor when the mayor is absent or in the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, until the next regular municipal election.  There are no term limits for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

To be eligible to hold the office of mayor, a person must reside within the Town of Farragut for at least one year preceding the election.  To be eligible for the office of alderman, a person must reside within the desired ward for at least one year preceding the election. 

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopts Town ordinances and policies, approves comprehensive planning and zoning requirements, approves annual budgets, approves Town contracts and reviews capital improvement projects.  They are also responsible for the appointment of citizen committees and the Town administrator, attorney and judge.