What does a council member do?

Mantorville's city Council is composed of 4 city council members and a Mayor. The Mayor is a "weak" Mayor in the sense that the office does not have veto authority. Shown in the picture below from left to right are Council member Swanson, Council Member Ballard, Mayor Bradford, Council member Blair and Council member Maxson. Administering the oath is Mantorville's city Clerk/Administrator Mss. Reber.

Committee Assignments: There are about 15 sub committees that are a part of the advisory board to the City Council. Most committees have two council members on them and the typical council member will have about 7 assignments. Most of the Committees meet on regular monthly basis and a typical meeting last from 45 mins to 3 hours depending on topics. Committees are setup to focus on one aspect of the city. The city has an EDA, Park Bord, MRA, Personnel and other areas.

Compensation:
Each council member for Mantorville receives $1800 a year and the Mayor gets $2000. This is paid by a single check at the end of the year.

Term:
The four council members serve a four year term with two of the terms staggered so that only two seats are up for an election at any given election year. The Mayor serves in a two year term.

Special Elections & Appointments:
If a council member resigns before the end of their term, then the council will solicit  names of interested persons to be "appointed" to a council seat until the next available election. At the next available election the appointed member must run for the seat. This is why in 2012 we had 3 council members running and a Mayoral race. After the special election, the term returns to it's prior schedule so that two seats are up for re-election in any given election year. 

Current Assignments:

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Mayor - Chuck Bradford  

Deputy Mayor – Henry Blair 
Chamber of Commerce  -  Jim Maxson, Henry Blair

            Meets first Thursday of the Month/Hubbell House 
EDA –  Don Swanson, Chuck Bradford

           Meets First Tuesday of the month in Council Chambers  
Finance/Budget – Chuck Bradford, Barb Ballard 

Fire Dept. Representatives – Jim Maxson, Don Swanson

            Meets the 1^st Wednesday of the Month in Fire Hall  
Infrastructure - Jim Maxson, Henry Blair  

KM Park & Rec. Joint Powers Board – Chuck Bradford and Adam Hovden 

MRA – Barb Ballard, Don Swanson

            Meets Second Tuesday of the Month at the Opera House 
Park Board– Henry Blair, Barb Ballard

            Meets Last Tuesday of the Month in the Council Chambers 
Personnel – Chuck Bradford, Henry Blair 
Relief Association Trustees Meeting – Barb Ballard, Cami Reber

            Meets once per quarter in the Fire Hall or Chamber 
Township Reps – Meets once per month as noted below – Chuck Bradford and Cami

·       Mantorville meets the first Monday of each month @ 7:30 pm Mantorville Town Hall
·       Wasioja meets Second Monday of each month (December – March) 1:00 pm
                                                                                   (April – November)   7:00 pm Wasioja Town Hall
·       Milton meets the first Tuesday of each month @ 7:30 PM Milton Town Hall 
Council of Governments – Chuck Bradford

Meets the first Thursday of every quarter @ 7 am at the County Seat Coffeehouse 
Dam Committee – Jim Maxson, Don Swanson 

Planning Committee – Henry Blair, Barb Ballard 

Sewer Committee – Jim Maxson, Chuck Bradford