The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of
Charlotte
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
and forms part of a
council–manager system of government. The Council is made up of eleven members and the
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...
, all elected to two-year terms in odd-numbered years. Four Council Members are elected
at-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
with the other seven representing districts. Though elected separately, the Mayor presides over City Council meetings. A Mayor
Pro Tem
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is elected by the members of the City Council to preside when the Mayor is absent, and to assume the office of Mayor in an acting capacity should the Mayor no longer be able to do so.
Members
:''Last election: July 2022''
Election results
2022
Initially scheduled for 2021, this election was postponed by state legislation in order to "allow municipalities to consider revising their electoral districts based on new population numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census".
2019
2017
2015
2013
See also
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Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
The office of the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina is currently held by Democrat Vi Lyles, who took office in December 2017 after defeating Republican Kenny Smith in the November election.
The office was established in 1853, when William F. ...
References
External links
Meet the Charlotte City Council{{Charlotte, North Carolina
Organizations based in Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina city councils