2008-2009 Monroe City Council

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AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Role and Function

The Mayor and City Council exclusively hold and exercise all policy forming and legislative functions and all powers and rights relative to control of city property.  They declare and define either through ordinance or resolution all general practices and principles relative to the conduct of City services.  One of the main duties of City Council is to establish policies.  Policy tools include adoption of the Capital Improvement Budget and the annual operating budget; adoption of goals and objectives; establishment of priorities for public services; and approval of programs throughout the city.  City Council members also ratify contracts, approve zoning ordinances and changes, and resolves various types of appeals.

Public leadership is provided by Council through verbal and written communications with constituents.  The public's wishes are brought forth and addressed by the City Council.  City Council is responsible for the arbitration of conflicting interests, which sometimes arise during the course of conducting City business.  City Council appoints the City Manager as the chief administrative officer of the City and appoints the Director of Finance as the chief financial officer.

The final category of responsibility, which falls to the City Council, is its decision-making duty.  Council members study problems, review alternatives, and determine the best course of public policy.  That public policy is then disseminated to the City Manager and staff to carry out.  Council adopts goals and objectives for the entire city and establishes those with priorities – some items receive a high priority and others get a lesser priority.  These goals and objectives will ultimately be reflected as values as they become expressed in the final budget that is a collaborated project between City departments under the direction of the City Manager.

Council meetings are held the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at Monroe City Hall, 120 East First Street.

Members

Precinct 1 Robert E. Clark
Precinct 2 Ed Paisley
Precinct 3 Kelvin McGhee
Precinct 4 Jeremy J. Molenda
Precinct 5 Mary V. Conner
Precinct 6 Brian P. Beneteau