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|style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Gunther "Dutch" Vogt]] | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Gunther "Dutch" Vogt]] | ||
|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Robert S. Johnson]] | ||
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|style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="8"|[[Mitchell Van Yahres]] | |style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="8"|[[Mitchell Van Yahres]] | ||
|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Kenneth E. Davis]] | ||
|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Joseph W. Wright Jr.]] | ||
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|style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Laurence Brunton]] | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Laurence Brunton]] | ||
|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Ed Gatewood]] | ||
|style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="4"|[[Nancy K. O'Brien]] | |style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="4"|[[Nancy K. O'Brien]] | ||
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|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Thomas E. Albro]] | ||
|style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="12"|[[Frank Buck]] | |style="background: #b0ceff;" rowspan="12"|[[Frank Buck]] | ||
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|style="background: # | |style="background: #ffb6b6;" rowspan="4"|[[Lindsay Barnes]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:03, 21 August 2019
1928 and after
The council is composed of five members elected at large in a first-past-the-post voting system. City Council elections until 1970 were held in June of even-numbered years and regular terms began on September 1. From 1972 until 2006, City Council elections were held in May of even-numbered years and terms began on July 1. Since 2007, City Council elections have been held in November of odd-numbered years and the new term begins on January 1 following the last election.
1900 – 1950 forms of government
- Common council with twelve members elected by district (four wards). Elected at-large mayor; council president mayor pro tempore.
- Bicameral council elected by district (four wards); four aldermen and eight councilmen. Elected at-large mayor; council president mayor pro tempore.
- Commission (as known as the Galveston Plan) with three at-large elected members of the city council (commissioners).
- Modified commission with five members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.
- Modified city manager with five at-large elected members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.
- (Straight) Council-manager form with five at-large elected members of the city council; council president acting as mayor.