Board of Mayor & Aldermen

Meetings on 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7 p.m. at the Town Hall

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Past Boards

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Farragut's municipal government operates with a mayor-aldermanic charter.  The Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which consists of a mayor and four aldermen, serves as the governing body.  The mayor is elected at-large and two aldermen are elected from each of two wards for a four-year term (with an exception for 2012 and 2014). After 2011, the election schedule will change to coincide with the Knox County General Election in August of even-numbered years. This is a change from past Town elections which were held in odd-numbered years.  The next election (for one aldermen from each ward) will stay as originally scheduled for April 2011.  Subsequent elections will be held in August 2014 (mayor and one alderman from each ward) and 2016 (one alderman from each ward).  Due to the change in the election schedule, the mayor and two aldermen, due for election in 2014, will serve approximately 1 ½ extra years on their current term. The same scenario will happen in 2016 for the two aldermen elected in 2011.

Ward I consists of residents on the north side of Kingston Pike while Ward II consists of residents on the south side of Kingston Pike.  The Board of Mayor and Aldermen elect an alderman to the office of the vice mayor, who serves as mayor when the mayor is absent or in the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor, until the next regular municipal election.  There are no term limits for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

To be eligible to hold the office of mayor, a person must reside within the Town of Farragut for at least one year preceding the election.  To be eligible for the office of alderman, a person must reside within the desired ward for at least one year preceding the election. 

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen adopts Town ordinances and policies, approves comprehensive planning and zoning requirements, approves annual budgets, approves Town contracts and reviews capital improvement projects.  They are also responsible for the appointment of citizen committees and the Town administrator, attorney and judge.