House Type: | Part-time Mayor-Council |
Houses: | Unicameral |
Leader1: | Satya Rhodes-Conway |
Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
Leader2: | Yannette Figueroa Cole |
Leader2 Type: | President |
Meeting Place: | City-County Building 210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.Room 201 |
City of Madison Common Council | |
Seats: | 21 (Including the Mayor) |
Term Length: | 2 Years |
Voting System1: | Plurality by District |
Website: | https://www.cityofmadison.com/council/ |
Leader3: | John Duncan |
Leader3 Type: | Vice President |
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 | 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
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]