OVERVIEW
The City of Gladewater is a Home Rule City with a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council consists of seven members; six Council members and a Mayor. Five members constitute a quorum.
City Council members are elected at large, by position number, and serve two year terms, with no term limits. Positions 1, 2 & 3 are elected in even-numbered years, with the mayor designated as position number 1. Positions 4, 5, 6 & 7 are elected in odd-numbered years. By virtue of the City Charter, the Mayor and City Council members are compensated $100 per year for their services.
Regular City Council meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m. at Gladewater City Hall located at 519 E. Broadway.
Our Council Members:
Place 1
MAYOR JOHN "J.D." SHIPP
Term Expires: 05/2022
Place 2
SCOTT OWENS
Term Expires: 05/2022
Place 3
BRANDY FLANAGAN
Term Expires: 05/2022
Place 4
NICK FOSTER
Term Expires: 05/2021
Place 5
ELIJAH "SONNY" ANDERSON - Mayor Pro-Tem
Term Expires: 05/2021
Place 6
ROCKY HAWKINS
Term Expires: 05/2021
Place 7
KEVIN CLARK
Term Expires: 05/2021
General Election - Early Voting and Election Day Voting Held at City Hall, 519 E. Broadway Avenue, Gladewater, Texas.
The requirements/qualifications to serve on the Gladewater City Council are found in the Home Rule Charter:
Article III, Section 20(b)
No person shall be eligible as a candidate for the Council unless he or she shall be eighteen (18) years of age or older on commencement of the term to be elected, a qualified voter, a citizen of the United States and a resident citizen of this State for a period of twelve (12) months prior to the date of the election. The candidate for Mayor and Council must be a resident of the City, must have resided in the City for a period of six (6) months prior to the date of election, and must continuously reside within the City during his or her term of office.
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