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:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council]]''


The '''Charlottesville City Council''' is the legislative branch that governs the City of Charlottesville.  
The '''Charlottesville City Council''' is the legislative body of the City of Charlottesville in Virginia. Legislative powers are dependent on Virginia state laws and the city charter. Charlottesville incorporated as a town in [[1801]] and as a city in [[1888]]. 


==Current members==
Virginia is a [[Dillon Rule]] state - as opposed to a [[Home Rule]] state - which means that its localities and governing bodies can only take action where they have been delegated authority to do so by the Virginia Assembly.  
The council is composed of 5 members elected by winner-take-all “at-large” voting, where, instead of using ward districts, all council must run “at large. At-Large block voting - also known as the "plurality-at-large voting method" - has been in place since the [[1922 election]]. "The president of the council and the vice-president are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting of the term. As of 2020, council members receive an annual salary of $18,000 for councilors and $20,000 for the mayor - not including fringe benefits, city-issued credit cards and discretionary spending funds. Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia.  


Regular council meetings are held in the [[City Hall]] on the first and third Monday of every month (except holidays), beginning at 4:00 p.m. (unless decided by special resolution) or otherwise stated in public notice. The mayor presides over meetings, may call special meetings, makes some appointments to advisory boards and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The vice mayor substitutes whenever the mayor is not available.
== Current members ==
The council is composed of 5 members elected at-large. Members serve four years, there are no term limits. The president o the council (mayor) and the vice-president (vice-mayor) are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting of the term. The mayor presides over meetings, may call special meetings, makes some appointments to advisory boards and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The vice mayor substitutes whenever the mayor is not available.  As of 2020, council members receive an annual salary of $18,000 for councilors and $20,000 for the mayor – not including fringe benefits, city issued credit cards and discretionary spending funds. Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia.


===Officers:===
Regular council meetings are held in City Hall on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month, beginning at 4:00 pm except holidays or unless otherwise stated in public notice.


*President of the Council (called Mayor): [[Lloyd Snook]].
Municipal elections are held in November in odd-numbered years. The terms of Council members are staggered so that three are elected in one year and two are elected two years later. If a vacancy occurs, Council elects a new member to serve out the unexpired term.
*Vice President of the Council (called Vice Mayor): [[Juandiego Wade]].
 
<gallery widths="110px" heights="110px" perrow="5" caption="Charlottesville City Council (2022-2023); Term runs from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023">
File:2022-Sena Magill.JPG|'''[[Sena Magill]]''' '''<span style="color:darkblue;">(D)</span>''', member since January 2020; Seat: A, next election: November 7, 2023
File:2022-Lloyd Snook.JPG|'''[[Lloyd Snook]]''' '''<span style="color:darkblue;">(D)</span>''', member since January 2020; Seat: B, next election: November 7, 2023
File:2022-Michael Payne.JPG|'''[[Michael Payne]]''' '''<span style="color:darkblue;">(D)</span>''', member since January 2020; Seat: C, next election: November 7, 2023
File:2022-Juandiego Wade.JPG|'''[[Juandiego Wade]]''' '''<span style="color:darkblue;">(D)</span>''', member since January 2022; Seat: D, next election: November 4, 2025
File:2022-Brian Pinkston.JPG|'''[[Brian Pinkston]]''' '''<span style="color:darkblue;">(D)</span>''', member since January 2022; Seat: E, next election: November 4, 2025
</gallery>
 
The Code of Virginia states that governing bodies shall be composed of between three and eleven members. Charlottesville, as with most governing bodies in Virginia, has four-year terms of office. In Virginia, city and town councils are presided over by mayors who may be directly elected or, as with Charlottesville, chosen by the council. Counties are presided over by a chair of the board of supervisors.


==Past councils==
==Past councils==
===1801-1851 (Trustees, at-large/assigned)===
The titles for the members of the council has varied over time - some were based according to local customs of the time. These titles have included: councilor, councilmember, councilman, alderman, commissioner, freeholder and trustee. Since 1801, council size has ranged from 5 to 12 members.
 
===1762–1801 (town Trustees)===
::''Main article: [[Charlottesville Town Council (1801-1851)]]''
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville town Trustees (1762–1801)]]''
 
Albemarle County was organized on [[December 31]], [[1744]]. Between 1744 and 1762, [[Scott’s Landing]], later to be known as [[Scottsville]], served as the county seat before the General Assembly divided up the county and relocated its county seat to a Charlottesville.
===1851-1871 (Common Council, at-large)===


::''Main article: [[Charlottesville Common Council (1851-1871)]]''
The General Assembly Act of 1762 established Charlottesville as the Albemarle County seat of government. Like most of Virginia’s towns, Charlottesville exercised some functions of self-government but in many respects was a political subdivision of the county in which it was located. The form of local government changed when Charlottesville incorporated as a town in [[1801]].
::''Main article: [[Charlottesville Mayor-council form of government]]"''


===1871-1888 (Common Council, wards)===
===1801–1852 (Town Trustees)===
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville Town Trustees (1801–1852)]]''


::''Main article: [[Charlottesville Common Council (1871-1888)]]''
Charlottesville incorporated as a town on [[July 19]], [[1801]]. By approval of the General Assembly, the Town of Charlottesville was granted a Board of Trustees form of government under general state law from 1801 to 1852.


===1888-1913 (Board of Aldermen and Common Council, wards)===
A groups of individuals petitioned the assembly to establish Charlottesville as a town, the legislature authorized these trustees to lay out the town and sell lots. After establishment, towns petitioned the General Assembly were incorporated under acts that gave them town charters and some self-government.
*[[December 8]], [[1851]]: The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Virginia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, instead of being selected by the state legislature. The change was brought about by the adoption of the ''Virginia Constitution of 1851''.


::''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1888-1916)]]''
===1852–1870 (Mayor & Council)===


===1913-1916 (Board of Aldermen, wards; Business Manager/Mayor, at-large)===
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville Town Council (1852–1870)]]''


===1901-1916 (Mayor-Board of Aldermen, wards)===
Between 1852 and 1870 the council was composed of an elected mayor and a four member council.


The last regular meeting of the new City Council, elected June 13, 1916 was held the evening of September 14, 1916.  
Under the first Charter, granted by the General Assembly on May 31, 1851, the municipal authorities of Charlottesville were granted a council form of local government consisting of an executive mayor and a four member council, who were to be elected annually on the fourth Saturday in February "by the free white male inhabitants of twenty-one years of age and upwards...four persons, being freeholders, as aldermen, and one other person, being a free holder, as mayor, to serve as the council for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified." <ref>https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.a0001803337&view=1up&seq=178&q1=Charlottesville #178</ref> The first election under this system was held on February 28, 1852. (At the close of the [[Civil War]] (1861–1865), the town of Charlottesville surrendered to Union forces on [[March 3]], [[1865]] and fell under military rule until January 1870.) The last election under this system occurred on May 26, 1870.


{| class="wikitable"
===1870–1889 (Mayor & Board of Aldermen)===
! rowspan="2" | <small>Mayor</small> !! rowspan="2" |  <small>Year</small>
! rowspan="2" | <small>President of the Council</small> !! rowspan="2" | <small>Vice President of the Council</small> !! colspan="3" |<small>First Ward</small>!! colspan="3" |<small>Second Ward</small>!! colspan="3" |<small>Third Ward</small>!! colspan="3" |<small>Fourth Ward</small>
|-
! <small>Seat A</small> !! <small>Seat B</small> !! <small>Seat C</small> !! <small>Seat A</small> !! <small>Seat B</small> !! <small>Seat C</small> !! <small>Seat A</small> !! <small>Seat B</small> !! <small>Seat C</small> !! <small>Seat A</small> !! <small>Seat B</small> !! <small>Seat C</small>
|-
| <small>J. Samuel McCue</small>
! <small>1900</small>
| rowspan="4" | <small>Moses Leterman</small> || rowspan="4" |  <small>''Office did not exist''</small>
| rowspan="4" | <small>W. J. Tyson</small> || rowspan="6" | <small>L. W. Graves</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>George E. Walker</small> || rowspan="16" | <small>A. D. Payne</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>M. Leterman</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>Dr. H. T. Nelson</small> || <small>W. A. Lankford</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>J. F. Harlan</small> || rowspan="7" | <small>Henry D. Jarman</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>Col. Henry M. Lewis</small> || rowspan="7" | <small>J. M. Murphy</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>John S. Patton</small>
|-
| <small>Charles W. Allen</small>
! <small>1901</small>
| rowspan="3" | <small>W. A. Perley</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" | <small>J. Samuel McCue</small>
! <small>1902</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>G. W. Olivier</small>
|-
! <small>1903</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" | <small>George W. Olivier</small>
! <small>1904</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>Judge R. T. W. Duke</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>Henry D. Jarman</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>R. T. W. Duke, Jr.</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>W. F. Long</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>C. S. Venable</small> || rowspan="6" | <small>F. W. Twyman</small> || <small>J. E. Harrison</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>Edward Lawman</small> || <small>A. D. Dabney</small> || rowspan="8" | <small>R. W. Holsinger</small>
|-
! <small>1905</small>
| <small>W. E. Fowler</small> || rowspan="12" | <small>J. P. Ellington</small>
|-
! <small>1906</small>
| rowspan="4" | <small>F. W. Twyman</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>R. W. Holsinger</small> || rowspan="10" | <small>W. Rice Barksdale</small> || <small>W. P. Lipscomb</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>J. E. Early</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>B. W. Leterman</small> || <small>A. C. Brechin</small> || rowspan="3" | <small>A. G. Carter</small>
|-
! <small>1907</small>
| <small>A. Goodloe</small> || <small>H. R. Hawkins</small> || rowspan="10" | <small>James E. Gleason</small> || <small>H. M. Lewis</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" | <small>E. G. Haden</small>
! <small>1908</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>E. A. Balz</small> || <small>H. W. Tribble</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>E. A. Balz</small> || rowspan="9" | <small>John S. Patton</small>
|-
! <small>1909</small>
| <small>O. E. Driscoll</small> || <small>H. R. Hawkins</small>
|-
! <small>1910</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>R. W. Holsinger</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>J. H. Montague</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>C. W. Hulfish</small> || rowspan="7" | <small>L. T. Hanckel, Jr.</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>F. M. Huyett</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>Henry D. Jarman</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>J. H. Montague</small>
|-
! <small>1911</small>
|-
| rowspan="4" | <small>A. V. Conway</small>
! <small>1912</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>H. D. Jarman</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>W. Rrice Barksdale</small> || rowspan="3" | <small>Thomas J. Michie</small> || rowspan="5" | <small>Edward A. Joachim</small> || rowspan="4" | <small>M. V. Pence</small>
|-
! <small>1913</small>
|-
! <small>1914</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>W. Rice Barksdale</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>Edward A. Joachim</small> || rowspan="3" | <small>W. E. Graves</small> || rowspan="3" | <small>R. C. Walker</small> || rowspan="3" | <small>W. F. Sounder, Jr.</small>
|-
! <small>1915</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>S. A. Birch</small>
|-
| <small>E. G. Haden</small>
! <small>1916</small>
| <small>Edward A. Joachim</small> || <small>J. P. Ellington</small> || <small>Marshall Timberlake</small> || <small>Robert A. Watson</small> || <small>F. W. Twyman</small>
|}


::''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1913-1916)]]''
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville Town Council (1870–1889)]]''
Under a new charter, approved March 28, 1871, the Town of Charlottesville was governed by an elected mayor and a four member Board of Aldermen from July 4, 1870 to June 30, 1889.


===1916-1922 (Bicameral, wards/assigned)===
===1889–1900 (Mayor & Common Council)===
The first election was held on September 20, 1916 when four Aldermen and eight members of the common Council were elected to compose the legislative department of the city, under the general State law.
Meetings: Board of Alderman regular meetings were held the 2nd Monday of every month. The Mayor held veto power.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="3" |<small>Mayor</small>
! rowspan="3" |<small>Year</small>
! colspan="6" |<small>Board of Aldermen</small>
! colspan="9" |<small>Common Council</small>
! rowspan="10" |
! rowspan="3" |<small>City Manger</small>
|-
! rowspan="2" |  <small>President</small>
! rowspan="2" |  <small>Vice President</small>
! rowspan="2" | <small>First Ward</small> !! rowspan="2" | <small>Second Ward</small> !! rowspan="2" | <small>Third Ward</small> !! rowspan="2" | <small>Fourth Ward</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>President</small>!! colspan="2" | <small>First Ward</small> !! colspan="2" | <small>Second Ward</small> !! colspan="2" | <small>Third Ward</small> !! colspan="2" | <small>Fourth Ward</small>
|-
! <small>A</small> !! <small>B</small> !! <small>A</small> !! <small>B</small> !! <small>A</small> !! <small>B</small> !! <small>A</small> !! <small>B</small>
|-
| rowspan="5" | <small>E. G. Haden</small>
! <small>1916</small>
| rowspan="7" | <small>R. C. Walker</small> || rowspan="5" | <small>M. Timberlake</small> || rowspan="5" | <small>M. Timberlake</small> || rowspan="7" | <small>R. C. Walker</small> || rowspan="2" | <small>W. D. Harris</small> || <small>Albert S. Bolling</small>
|<small>W. M. Forrest</small>|| <small>W. F. Long</small> || <small>N. T. Wingfield</small> || <small>W. E. Graves</small> || <small>W. T. Elliott</small> || <small>W. F. Sounder, Jr.</small> || <small>J. E. Gleason</small> || <small>F. W. Twyman</small> || <small>W. M. Forrest</small> || <small>A. V. Conway</small>
|-
! <small>1917</small>
|
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| rowspan="2" | <small>H. A. Stecker</small>
|-
! <small>1918</small>
| <small>B. E. Wheeler</small>
|
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||| <small>L. F. Smith</small> || <small>F. M. Huyett</small>
||| <small>W. N. Via</small>
|
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|-
! <small>1919</small>
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! <small>1920</small>
|
| <small>John S. Patton</small>
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||| <small>Walter Washabaugh</small>
|-
| <small>B. E. Wheeler</small>
! <small>1921</small>
| rowspan="2" |  <small>E. G. Haden</small>
| rowspan="2" | <small>E. G. Haden</small>
| rowspan="2" |<small>J. E. Greaver</small>
|
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|-
| <small>W. M. Forrest</small>
! <small>1922</small>
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||| <small>Boyd A. Bennett</small>
|}


===1922-1928 (Modified Commission)===
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1889–1900)]]''
First election held on June 13, 1922. First Session ran from September 1, 1922 to August 31, 1924. Last election held on June 8, 1926, last term ran from September 1, 1926 to August 31, 1928.


Under a new [[1922 Charter|charter]], granted by the Legislature in 1920, the city was governed under a "Modified Commission Form" of city municipal government. The council was composed of a three members commission serving two-year terms. The council appoints the [[City Manager]] and one of their own to act as [[Mayor]]. The first election under that system was held on June 13, 1922 and the last on June 8, 1926. The city of Charlottesville had a commission form of government organized in accordance with the act of March 24, 1922. Its functions were vested in a council of three, elected from the people at large. The executive authority, in the management of the ministerial affairs of the city, was in a city manager elected by the council.  Beginning July 1, 1928, the council was increased to five members serving staggered four-year terms under an amended charter.  
Previously incorporated as a town in [[1801]], Charlottesville incorporated as a city on September 1st 1888 following the [[1888 annexation]] of over 500 acres of land from [[Albemarle County]]. The city's population doubled to over 5,000, requiring a new [[Charter of the City of Charlottesville|charter]] (adopted in 1889) which did away with a council consisting of a ten-member Board of Aldermen elected annually and replaced it with a new, biennially-elected twelve member council voted upon by wards. A new executive mayor was elected at-large.  


{| class="wikitable"
===1900–1916 (Mayor & Council)===
|+
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1900–1916)]]''
! rowspan="2" |'''<big>Session</big>'''
A new charter organized the City of Charlottesville under a mayor-council government (approved March 3, 1900) and remained in place until it was superseded by the 1922 charter. Under the 1900 charter, the city was divided into four electoral districts called wards. The common council was elected under a first-past-the-post voting system in which the top three vote-getters from each ward were seated. The mayor was elected at-large by plurality vote. The mayor and twelve aldermen constituted the council of the city. The mayor presided over the council meetings and held no vote, except in case of a tie, when he gave the casting vote. The first election under that charter was held on [[May 23]], [[1901]], the new council's first meeting was held on Tuesday, [[July 2]], [[1901]].
! rowspan="2" |'''<big>Election</big>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<big>Year</big>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<big>President</big> <small>(Mayor)</small>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<big>Vice President</big> <small>(Vice Mayor)</small>'''
! colspan="5" |'''<big>Council Members</big>'''
| rowspan="8" |
! rowspan="2" |'''[[City Manager|<big>City Manager</big>]]'''
|-
!'''<big>A</big>'''
!'''<big>B</big>'''
!'''<big>C</big>'''
!    '''<big>D</big>'''   
!'''<big>E</big>'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1922-1924)|<big>(1922-1924)</big>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[1922 election|<big>1922</big>]]
!<big>1922</big>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[John R. Morris|<big>John R. Morris</big>]]
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[E. A. Joachim|<big>E. A. Joachim</big>]]
| rowspan="6" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[John R. Morris|<big>John R. Morris</big>]]
| rowspan="6" style="background: #aaa;" |[[E. A. Joachim|<big>E. A. Joachim</big>]]
| rowspan="6" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Jury Y. Brown|<big>Jury Y. Brown</big>]]
| rowspan="6" |''<small>Office did not exist</small>''
| rowspan="6" |''<small>Office did not exist</small>''
| rowspan="3" |[[Boyd A. Bennett|<big>Boyd A. Bennett</big>]]
|-
!<big>1923</big>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1924-1926)|<big>(1924-1926)</big>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[1924 election|<big>1924</big>]]
!<big>1924</big>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Jury Y. Brown|<big>Jury Y. Brown</big>]]
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[John R. Morris|<big>John R. Morris</big>]]
|-
!<big>1925</big>
| rowspan="3" |[[H. A. Yancey|<big>H. A. Yancey</big>]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1926-1928)|<big>(1926-1928)</big>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[1926 election|<big>1926</big>]]
!<big>1926</big>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Jury Y. Brown|<big>Jury Y. Brown</big>]]
|-
!<big>1927</big>
|}


On June 12, 1928, (the second Tuesday of June), voters in Charlottesville went to the polls to elect five members to the City Council. Under the 1928 charter amendment, the new council would consist of five members, rather than a three, the council would continue to appoint the [[City Manager]].
The Mayor’s official duties as Chief Executive of the city included serving as the presiding officer of the Council.
====1913 ====
===1916-1922 (Councilmanic plan)===


===1928–present (Council-Manager)===
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1916–1922)]]''
The council appoints the [[City Manager]] and one of their own to act as the City [[Mayor]].


There were five open seats on the Charlottesville City Council in [[1928 election]]. On June 12, 1928, voters in Charlottesville went to the polls to elect five members to the City Council. As outlined by the [[1922 charter]], the three elected councilmen receiving the highest number of votes held office for four years (Seats A, B, and C); the two elected councilmen receiving the next highest number of votes, held office for two years (Seats C and E).
===1922-1928 (Modified Commission plan)===


After the [[1930 election]], the term of office has been four years for each member - seats designated A, B and C are elected in one year; seats designated D and E are elected two years later. Subsequently, there is a year without a council election. Council members are elected at large under a first-past-the-post voting system in which the top vote-getters are seated.
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Commission (1922–1928)]]''
:The first Commissioners, [[Edward A. Joachim|E. A. Joachim]], [[Jury Y. Brown|J. Y. Brown]], and [[John R. Morris|J. R. Morris]] held office continuously, having been re-elected without opposition.
:
:According to the new city charter, the voters elected three commissioners, who sat as a council and they elected from their number the presiding officer or mayor, who had no veto power, but a vote the same as the other two commissioners. They each received a salary of $300 per year, except the mayor, who received $500 per year. The city manager, city clerk and city attorney were appointed by the council, also all members of the school board, and the health board. The board of public welfare was appointed by the judge of the corporate court. The city manager reported only to the council.


From 1972 until 2006, City Council elections were held in May of even-numbered years.
The first general election under this form of city government was held on June 13, 1922 and the last on June 8, 1926.
Since 2007, City Council elections have been held in November of odd-numbered years. If Primaries are held, they are in June of the same year.


{| class="wikitable"
===1928 and after (Council & Manager)===
|+
:''Main article: [[Charlottesville City Council (1928–present)]]''
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>Session</small>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>Election</small>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>Year</small>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>President (Mayor)</small>'''
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>Vice President</small>''' <small>(Vice Mayor)</small>
! colspan="5" |'''<small>Members</small>'''
| rowspan="102" |
! rowspan="2" |'''<small>[[City Manager]]</small>'''
|-
!'''<small>Seat A</small>'''
!'''<small>Seat B</small>'''
!'''<small>Seat C</small>'''
!'''<small>Seat D</small>'''
!'''<small>Seat E</small>'''
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930)|<small>(1928-1930)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[1928 election|<small>1928</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1928]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Jury Y. Brown]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Fred L. Watson]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Fred L. Watson]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Jury Y. Brown]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #aaa;" |<small>[[E. A. Joachim]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[John R. Morris]]</small>
| rowspan="11" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Fred W. Twyman]] [‡]</small>
|<small>[[H. A. Yancey]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1929]]'''</small>
| rowspan="20" |<small>[[Seth Burnley]]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)|<small>(1930-1932)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1930 election|1930]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1930]]'''</small>
| rowspan="12" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[W. Dan Haden]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1931]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1932-1934)|<small>(1932-1934)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[1932 election|<small>1932</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1932]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Fred W. Twyman|<small></small>]]<small>[[W. Dan Haden|Fred W. Twyman]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[W. Dan Haden]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Shelton S. Fife]]</small>
| rowspan="12" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[George T. Huff]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sam Jessup]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1933]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1934-1936)|<small>(1934-1936)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1934 election|1934]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1934]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[W. Dan Haden]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sam Jessup]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1935]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1936-1938)|<small>(1936-1938)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1936 election|1936]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1936]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[George T. Huff]]</small>
| rowspan="12" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[J. Emmett Gleason]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1937]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1938-1940)|<small>(1938-1940)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1938 election|1938]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1938]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[George T. Huff]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[J. Emmett Gleason]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1939]]'''</small>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[F. Bradley Peyton Jr]] [a]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1940-1942)|<small>(1940-1942)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1940 election|1940]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1940]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[W. Dan Haden]]</small>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles P. Nash Jr]] [b]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1941]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1942-1944)|<small>(1942-1944)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1942 election|1942]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1942]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[J. Emmett Gleason]]</small>
| style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles P. Nash Jr]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Roscoe S. Adams]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sam A. Morris]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''1943'''</small>
| style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Roscoe S. Adams]]</small>
| rowspan="5" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Fred L. Watson]] [c]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1944-1946)|<small>(1944-1946)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1944 election|1944]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1944]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Roscoe S. Adams]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sam A. Morris]]</small>
| style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[W. S. Hildreth]] [d]</small>
|-
!<small>'''1945'''</small>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles P. Nash]] [e]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (1946-1948)|(1946-1948)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1946 election|1946]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1946]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Gus K. Tebell]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Gus K. Tebell]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1947]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (1948-1950)|(1948-1950)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1948 election|1948]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1948]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Gus K. Tebell]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Strother F. Hamm]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Strother F. Hamm]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Henry A. Haden]]</small>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #aaa;" |<small>[[James M. Barr III|James Barr]] [f]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1949]]'''</small>
| rowspan="45" |<small>[[James E. Bowen]]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1950-1952)|<small>(1950-1952)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1950 election|1950]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1950]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Strother F. Hamm]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[William R. Hill]]</small>
| rowspan="6" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[William R. Hill]] [h]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1951]]'''</small>
| rowspan="9" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sol B. Weinberg]] [g]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1952-1954)|<small>(1952-1954)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1952 election|1952]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1952]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[William R. Hill]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sol B. Weinberg]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[R. M. Davis]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[S. Dexter Forbes]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1953]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1954-1956)|<small>(1954-1956)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1954 election|1954]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1954]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sol B. Weinberg]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[R. M. Davis]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Thomas J. Michie]] [j]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1955]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1956-1958)|<small>(1956-1958)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1956 election|1956]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1956]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[R. M. Davis]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Thomas J. Michie]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[A. Clayton Coleman]]</small>
| rowspan="10" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Louis L. Scribner]] [i]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1957]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1958-1960)|<small>(1958-1960)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1958 election|1958]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1958]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Thomas J. Michie]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Louis L. Scribner]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1959]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (1960-1962)|<small>(1960-1962)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1960 election|1960]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1960]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Louis L. Scribner]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bernard J. Haggerty]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bernard J. Haggerty]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Lindsey B. Mount]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Robert E. Lee]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1961]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1962-1964)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1962 election|1962]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1962]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bernard J. Haggerty]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Lindsey B. Mount]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[J. Robert Ponton]] [k]</small>
|-
!<small>'''1963'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1964-1966)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1964 election|1964]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1964]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Lindsey B. Mount]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[J. Robert Ponton]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Burkett A. Reynolds]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1965]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1966-1968)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1966 election|1966]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1966]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Burkett A. Reynolds]]</small>
| style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Robert S. Johnson]]</small>
| rowspan="1" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Robert S. Johnson]] [l]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[["Dutch" Vogt]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1967]]'''</small>
| style="background: #ffb6b6;" | <small>[["Dutch" Vogt]]</small>
| rowspan="3" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bill Rinehart]] [m] [*]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1968-1970)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1968 election|1968]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1968]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[["Dutch" Vogt]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bill Rinehart]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Joseph W. Wright Jr.]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Kenneth E. Davis]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mitch Van Yahres]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1969]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1970-1972)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1970 election|1970]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1970]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mitchell Van Yahres]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Francis H. Fife]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Francis H. Fife]] [**]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles Barbour]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1971]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1972-1974)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1972 election|1972]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1972]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Francis H. Fife]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles Barbour]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[George Gilliam]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Jill Rinehart]] [*]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1973]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1974-1976)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1974 election|1974]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1974]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Charles Barbour]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mitch Van Yahres]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1975]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1976-1978)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1976 election|1976]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1976]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Nancy K. O'Brien]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Francis H. Fife]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Laurence Brunton]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Ed Gatewood]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Nancy K. O'Brien]] [**]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1977]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1978-1980)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1978 election|<small>1978</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1978]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Laurence Brunton]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Ed Gatewood]]</small>
| rowspan="12" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Frank Buck]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Thomas E. Albro]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1979]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1980-1982)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1980 election|1980]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1980]]'''</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Frank Buck]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Elizabeth Gleason]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Elizabeth Gleason]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[John Conover]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[E. G. Hall]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1981]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1982-1984)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1982 election|1982]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1982]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[John Conover]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mary Alice Gunter]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1983]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1984-1986)</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[1984 election|1984]]</small>
!<small>'''[[1984]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Elizabeth Gleason]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Lindsay Barnes]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1985]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1986-1988)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1986 election|<small>1986</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1986]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[E. G. Hall]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Darden Towe]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1987]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1988-1990)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1988 election|<small>1988</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1988]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[["Bitsy" Waters]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Alvin Edwards]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[["Bitsy" Waters]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Alvin Edwards]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Tom Vandever]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1989]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1990-1992)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1990 election|<small>1990</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1990]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Alvin Edwards]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Tom Vandever]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Kay Slaughter|<small>Kay Slaughter</small>]]
| rowspan="12" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[David Toscano|<small>David Toscano</small>]]
|-
!<small>'''[[1991]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1992-1994)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1992 election|<small>1992</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1992]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Tom Vandever]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kay Slaughter]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Virginia Daugherty]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1993]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1994-1996)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1994 election|<small>1994</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1994]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[David Toscano]]</small>
| rowspan="16" |<small>[[Gary O'Connell]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1985|1995]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1996-1998)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1996 election|<small>1996</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1986|1996]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kay Slaughter]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Virginia Daugherty]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Maurice Cox]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Meredith Richards]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1987|1997]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(1998-2000)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[1998 election|<small>1998</small>]]
!<small>'''[[1998]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Virginia Daugherty]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Meredith Richards]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Blake Caravati]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[1999]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>(2000-2002)</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2000 election|<small>2000</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2000]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Blake Caravati]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Maurice Cox]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kevin Lynch]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2001]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2002-2003)|(2002-2003)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2002 election|<small>2002</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2002]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Maurice Cox]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Meredith Richards]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #ffb6b6;" |<small>[[Rob Schilling]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2003]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2004-2006)|(2004-2006)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2004 election|<small>2004</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2004]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[David Brown]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kevin Lynch]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kendra Hamilton]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[David Brown (City Councilor)|<small>David Brown</small>]]
|-
!<small>'''[[2005]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2006-2007)|(2006-2007)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[2006 election|2006]]</small>
!<small>'''[[2006]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Julian Taliaferro]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Dave Norris]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Julian Taliaferro]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2007]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2008-2009)|(2008-2009)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>[[2007 election|2007]]</small>
!<small>'''[[2008]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Dave Norris]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kendra Hamilton]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Satyendra Huja]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Holly Edwards]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2009]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2010-2011)|(2010-2011)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2009 election|<small>2009</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2010]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Holly Edwards]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kristin Szakos]]</small>
| rowspan="8" |<small>[[Maurice Jones]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2011]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (2012-2013)|<small>(2012-2013)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[2011 election|<small>2011</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2012]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Satyendra Huja]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kristin Szakos]]</small>
| rowspan="8" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Kathy Galvin]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[“Dede” Smith]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2013]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (2014-2015)|<small>(2014-2015)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[2013 election|<small>2013</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2014]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[“Dede” Smith]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Bob Fenwick]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2015]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017)|<small>(2016-2017)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[2015 election|<small>2015</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2016]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mike Signer]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Wes Bellamy]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Wes Bellamy]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Mike Signer]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2017]]'''</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019)|<small>(2018-2019)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[2017 election|<small>2017</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2018]]'''</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #aaa;" |<small>[[Nikuyah Walker]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Heather Hill]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #aaa;" |<small>[[Nikuyah Walker]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Heather Hill]]</small>
|<small>[[Mike Murphy]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2019]]'''</small>
|<small>[[Tarron Richardson]]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Charlottesville City Council (2020-2021)|<small>(2020-2021)</small>]]
! rowspan="2" |[[2019 election|<small>2019</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2020]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sena Magill]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Sena Magill]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Lloyd Snook]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Michael Payne]]</small>
||<small>[[John Blair]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2021]]'''</small>
| <small>[[Charles P. “Chip” Boyles, II|Chip Boyles]]</small>
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2022-2023)|(2022-2023)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2021 election|<small>2021</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2022]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Lloyd Snook]]</small>
| rowspan="2" style="background: #b0ceff;" |<small>[[Juandiego Wade]]</small>
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Juandiego Wade|<small>Juandiego Wade</small>]]
| rowspan="4" style="background: #b0ceff;" |[[Brian Pinkston|<small>Brian Pinkston</small>]]
|<small>[[Michael C. Rogers]]</small>
|-
!<small>'''[[2023]]'''</small>
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |<small>[[Charlottesville City Council (2024-2025)|(2024-2025)]]</small>
! rowspan="2" |[[2023 election|<small>2023</small>]]
!<small>'''[[2024]]'''</small>
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |
|
|-
!<small>[[2025]]</small>
|
|-
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''Session'''</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''Election'''</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''Year'''</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''President (Mayor)'''</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''Vice President (Vice Mayor)'''</small>
!<small>'''A'''</small>
!<small>'''B'''</small>
!<small>'''C'''</small>
!<small>'''D'''</small>
!<small>'''E'''</small>
! rowspan="2" |<small>'''City Manager'''</small>
|-
! colspan="5" |<small>'''Members'''</small>
|}
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Latest revision as of 14:46, 27 December 2023

Main article: Charlottesville City Council

The Charlottesville City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlottesville in Virginia. Legislative powers are dependent on Virginia state laws and the city charter. Charlottesville incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1888.

Virginia is a Dillon Rule state - as opposed to a Home Rule state - which means that its localities and governing bodies can only take action where they have been delegated authority to do so by the Virginia Assembly.

Current members

The council is composed of 5 members elected at-large. Members serve four years, there are no term limits. The president o the council (mayor) and the vice-president (vice-mayor) are chosen by the council at the first regular meeting of the term. The mayor presides over meetings, may call special meetings, makes some appointments to advisory boards and serves as the ceremonial head of government. The vice mayor substitutes whenever the mayor is not available. As of 2020, council members receive an annual salary of $18,000 for councilors and $20,000 for the mayor – not including fringe benefits, city issued credit cards and discretionary spending funds. Charlottesville has one of the highest average salaries for council members in Virginia.

Regular council meetings are held in City Hall on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month, beginning at 4:00 pm except holidays or unless otherwise stated in public notice.

Municipal elections are held in November in odd-numbered years. The terms of Council members are staggered so that three are elected in one year and two are elected two years later. If a vacancy occurs, Council elects a new member to serve out the unexpired term.

Past councils

The titles for the members of the council has varied over time - some were based according to local customs of the time. These titles have included: councilor, councilmember, councilman, alderman, commissioner, freeholder and trustee. Since 1801, council size has ranged from 5 to 12 members.

1762–1801 (town Trustees)

Main article: Charlottesville town Trustees (1762–1801)

Albemarle County was organized on December 31, 1744. Between 1744 and 1762, Scott’s Landing, later to be known as Scottsville, served as the county seat before the General Assembly divided up the county and relocated its county seat to a Charlottesville.

The General Assembly Act of 1762 established Charlottesville as the Albemarle County seat of government. Like most of Virginia’s towns, Charlottesville exercised some functions of self-government but in many respects was a political subdivision of the county in which it was located. The form of local government changed when Charlottesville incorporated as a town in 1801.

1801–1852 (Town Trustees)

Main article: Charlottesville Town Trustees (1801–1852)

Charlottesville incorporated as a town on July 19, 1801. By approval of the General Assembly, the Town of Charlottesville was granted a Board of Trustees form of government under general state law from 1801 to 1852.

A groups of individuals petitioned the assembly to establish Charlottesville as a town, the legislature authorized these trustees to lay out the town and sell lots. After establishment, towns petitioned the General Assembly were incorporated under acts that gave them town charters and some self-government.

  • December 8, 1851: The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Virginia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, instead of being selected by the state legislature. The change was brought about by the adoption of the Virginia Constitution of 1851.

1852–1870 (Mayor & Council)

Main article: Charlottesville Town Council (1852–1870)

Between 1852 and 1870 the council was composed of an elected mayor and a four member council.

Under the first Charter, granted by the General Assembly on May 31, 1851, the municipal authorities of Charlottesville were granted a council form of local government consisting of an executive mayor and a four member council, who were to be elected annually on the fourth Saturday in February "by the free white male inhabitants of twenty-one years of age and upwards...four persons, being freeholders, as aldermen, and one other person, being a free holder, as mayor, to serve as the council for one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified." [1] The first election under this system was held on February 28, 1852. (At the close of the Civil War (1861–1865), the town of Charlottesville surrendered to Union forces on March 3, 1865 and fell under military rule until January 1870.) The last election under this system occurred on May 26, 1870.

1870–1889 (Mayor & Board of Aldermen)

Main article: Charlottesville Town Council (1870–1889)

Under a new charter, approved March 28, 1871, the Town of Charlottesville was governed by an elected mayor and a four member Board of Aldermen from July 4, 1870 to June 30, 1889.

1889–1900 (Mayor & Common Council)

Main article: Charlottesville City Council (1889–1900)

Previously incorporated as a town in 1801, Charlottesville incorporated as a city on September 1st 1888 following the 1888 annexation of over 500 acres of land from Albemarle County. The city's population doubled to over 5,000, requiring a new charter (adopted in 1889) which did away with a council consisting of a ten-member Board of Aldermen elected annually and replaced it with a new, biennially-elected twelve member council voted upon by wards. A new executive mayor was elected at-large.

1900–1916 (Mayor & Council)

Main article: Charlottesville City Council (1900–1916)

A new charter organized the City of Charlottesville under a mayor-council government (approved March 3, 1900) and remained in place until it was superseded by the 1922 charter. Under the 1900 charter, the city was divided into four electoral districts called wards. The common council was elected under a first-past-the-post voting system in which the top three vote-getters from each ward were seated. The mayor was elected at-large by plurality vote. The mayor and twelve aldermen constituted the council of the city. The mayor presided over the council meetings and held no vote, except in case of a tie, when he gave the casting vote. The first election under that charter was held on May 23, 1901, the new council's first meeting was held on Tuesday, July 2, 1901.

The Mayor’s official duties as Chief Executive of the city included serving as the presiding officer of the Council.

1913

1916-1922 (Councilmanic plan)

Main article: Charlottesville City Council (1916–1922)

1922-1928 (Modified Commission plan)

Main article: Charlottesville City Commission (1922–1928)
The first Commissioners, E. A. Joachim, J. Y. Brown, and J. R. Morris held office continuously, having been re-elected without opposition.
According to the new city charter, the voters elected three commissioners, who sat as a council and they elected from their number the presiding officer or mayor, who had no veto power, but a vote the same as the other two commissioners. They each received a salary of $300 per year, except the mayor, who received $500 per year. The city manager, city clerk and city attorney were appointed by the council, also all members of the school board, and the health board. The board of public welfare was appointed by the judge of the corporate court. The city manager reported only to the council.

The first general election under this form of city government was held on June 13, 1922 and the last on June 8, 1926.

1928 and after (Council & Manager)

Main article: Charlottesville City Council (1928–present)