List of Charlottesville City Council sessions

The City of Charlottesville operates under a Council-Manager form of government. Charlottesville voters elect a five member Council to serve at large as the City’s legislative and governing body. The members serve four year terms, and they select one Councilor to serve as Mayor and one as Vice Mayor for two years. 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.

With the 1922 election, the composition of the council went from a three member (commission) to the current five member City Council. Council members serve four-year terms and are elected on a staggered basis.

The current form of government has been in place since July 1, 1950, when the City of Charlottesville changed from the modified city manager form of government to the straight city manager form. Since the 1922 election, all Council members have been elected "at-large", with no district residency (ward) requirement. Since the 1928 election, the council has consisted of 5-members, Elections are staggered: 3 in year before presidential election, 2 in year after presidential election.

1. Charlottesville City Council (1928-1930)
2. Charlottesville City Council (1930-1932)
3. Charlottesville City Council (1932-1934)
4. Charlottesville City Council (1934-1936)
5. Charlottesville City Council (1936-1938)
6. Charlottesville City Council (1938-1940)
7. Charlottesville City Council (1940-1942)
8. Charlottesville City Council (1942-1944)
9. Charlottesville City Council (1944-1946)
10. Charlottesville City Council (1946-1948)
11. Charlottesville City Council (1948-1950)
12. Charlottesville City Council (1950-1952)
13. Charlottesville City Council (1952-1954)
14. Charlottesville City Council (1954-1956)
15. Charlottesville City Council (1956-1958)
16. Charlottesville City Council (1958-1960)
17. Charlottesville City Council (1960-1962)
18. Charlottesville City Council (1962-1964)
19. Charlottesville City Council (1964-1966)
20. Charlottesville City Council (1966-1968)
21. Charlottesville City Council (1968-1970)
22. Charlottesville City Council (1970-1972)
23. Charlottesville City Council (1972-1974)
24. Charlottesville City Council (1974-1976)
25. Charlottesville City Council (1976-1978)
26. Charlottesville City Council (1978-1980)
27. Charlottesville City Council (1980-1982)
28. Charlottesville City Council (1982-1984)
29. Charlottesville City Council (1984-1986)
30. Charlottesville City Council (1986-1988)
31. Charlottesville City Council (1988-1990)
32. Charlottesville City Council (1990-1992)
33. Charlottesville City Council (1992-1994)
34. Charlottesville City Council (1994-1996)
35. Charlottesville City Council (1996-1998)
36. Charlottesville City Council (1998-2000)
37. Charlottesville City Council (2000-2002)
38. Charlottesville City Council (2002-2004)
39. Charlottesville City Council (2004-2006)
40. Charlottesville City Council (2006-2007)
41. Charlottesville City Council (2008-2009)
42. Charlottesville City Council (2010-2011)
43. Charlottesville City Council (2012-2013)
44. Charlottesville City Council (2014-2015)
45. Charlottesville City Council (2016-2017)
46. Charlottesville City Council (2018-2019)
47. Charlottesville City Council (2020-2021)