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City of Monroe The City of Monroe is a municipal corporation which delivers a range of high quality services to its residents. Just as the Federal Government is guided by the United States Constitution, Monroe operates according to provisions of the Charter of the City of Monroe. The Charter establishes the organization of the city and defines the various roles and responsibilities of its elected officials and appointed staff. The City of Monroe operates under a mayor-manager form of municipal government. The mayor is the chief executive officer of the City. The mayor is elected to a two-year term, chairs council meetings, casts votes during council meetings (but has no veto power), and is looked upon as the official leader and figurehead of the City.
The six-Council members and
clerk/treasurer are also elected to two-year terms. The mayor
and council are the policy-making legislative body of the City.
They create policy by adopting ordinances and resolutions which
must be approved by a majority of the mayor and six-council
members. The ordinances, proclamations, and resolutions form
the laws and policy directions that are then carried out by
staff. 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.
Your 2008-2009 City Council
Precinct # 1
Precinct # 2
Precinct # 3
Robert
E.
Clark
Ed
Paisley
Kelvin
McGhee
Precinct # 4
Precinct # 5
Precinct # 6
Jeremy J.
Molenda
Mary
V.
Conner
Brian P. Beneteau
Role and Function of City Council
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.
2008 Board of Directors
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The
six-Council
members
and
clerk/treasurer
are
also
elected
to
two-year
terms.
The
mayor
and
council
are
the
policy-making
legislative
body
of
the
City.
They
create
policy
by
adopting
ordinances
and
resolutions
which
must
be
approved
by a
majority
of
the
mayor
and
six-council
members.
The
ordinances,
proclamations,
and
resolutions
form
the
laws
and
policy
directions
that
are
then
carried
out
by
staff.
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.
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