City Council

Meetings

• Regular City Council meetings take place at City Hall at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of the month. The public is welcome to attend or view the meeting live online.
• Anyone wishing to speak on a posted agenda item must complete a speaker card with the speaker’s name and address and must identify the agenda item number for which the speaker would like to speak. A card must be submitted to the City Secretary, so that the speaker may be recognized at the appropriate time. 
  • Fill out this form if you would like to speak. 
• Speakers will each be allowed a three (3) minute period to provide comments regarding the posted agenda item for which the request to speak was submitted and may speak during this item or during the Council’s consideration of individual items in accordance with City Council Rules of Procedure. The three (3) minute period will be extended to six (6) minutes if a translator is required for a non-English speaker to communicate the speaker’s comments regarding the posted agenda item for which the request to speak was filed.

Watch City Council Archived Recorded Meetings

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Agendas & Minutes

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Members

• Mike Mcquiston, Mayor, At-Large, EDC Rep., NCTCOG Rep.
• Eddie Allen, Councilmember Place 5, At-Large, EDC Rep
• Melinda Reeves, Councilmember Place 6, At-Large, Mayor Pro Tem, EDC Rep.
• Jake Hayes, Councilmember Place 2, Airport Liaison
• Darlene Hilton, Councilmember Place 3
• Debra Jackson, Councilmember Place 1
• Will Carpenter, Councilmember Place 4, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem

Overview

The City of Decatur is a Home Rule City, with a "Council-Manager" form of government.  The governing body consists of a Mayor and 6 council members.  Council members are elected to 2 year terms according to their districts. Check the district map (PDF) and staff directory to find your councilmen.