Garden City, Georgia
Garden City is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, located just northwest of Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,289. Part industrial and part residential, the city is home to much of the heavy industry ...
was incorporated on February 8, 1939. It operates under a
council-administrator form of government. By 2011, its city council will be composed of one mayor and five city council members. Each of the councillors will represent a different section of town.
The current mayor is Tennyson Holder. Re-elected to the city council in 2009, he was appointed by his colleagues to serve the remainder the Anthony "Andy" Quinney's unexpired mayoral term.
As of 2010, Garden City has never collected property taxes.
Council Meetings
The Council meets on the first and the third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings have taken place at:
* Garden City Community House, 78 Varnedoe Avenue, from 1951 until 1963
* Garden City City Hall, 100 Main Street, from 1963 to 2009
* Garden City Town Center, 100 Central Avenue, since 2009
Mayors
Until 2003, the mayor and the council members were elected to two-year terms of office. In 2003, staggered four-year terms were introduced.
Chatham County's municipal races shape up, Savannah Morning News, September 13, 2003
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Past and presents mayors are:
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Council Members
Past and present council members are:
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See also
* Garden City, Georgia
Garden City is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, located just northwest of Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,289. Part industrial and part residential, the city is home to much of the heavy industry ...
* Savannah, Georgia
Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Br ...
* Mayors of Savannah, Georgia
The Mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation in 1789, the City has had 67 mayors.Savannah Morning News Election for Mayor is held every four years, and is held as a non-partisan election.
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Garden City, Georgia
Garden City is a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States, located just northwest of Savannah. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,289. Part industrial and part residential, the city is home to much of the heavy industry ...