RICHMOND
CITY COUNCIL
Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond,
Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE
RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
2017-2020 Richmond City Council sworn-in: Council President and
Vice President elected
Councilman Chris Hilbert elected Council President
and Councilwoman Cynthia Newbille elected Council Vice President
WHAT
(Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) - Richmond residents elected to serve as members of
the 2017-2020 Richmond City Council were sworn-in tonight in Richmond City
Council Chambers. Following the swearing-in, Council elected The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert, Councilman, Richmond City Council, Richmond
Northside 3rd Voter District, as Council President and The Honorable
Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond
City Council, Richmond East End 7th
Voter District, as Council Vice President. Councilmembers serve
four year terms and elect a Council President and Council Vice President to
serve two-year terms.
Richmond
City Council is the official governing body of Richmond, Virginia and
represents city residents in creating and amending local laws; providing
government policy and oversight; levying local taxes; and, establishing an
annual Richmond Government Budget.
The
role of Council President is to serve as the presiding officer of Council in
performing such duties as consistent with the Richmond City Council Rules of
Procedure, which includes presiding over Council Formal Meetings. The Council
Vice President serves in the absence, disability, or by the request of, the
Council President.
Richmond residents are invited, welcomed, and encouraged
to contact the Richmond City Council Councilmember representing their Richmond
Voter District, using the following contact information:
2017-2020 Richmond City Council
Richmond
West End 1st Voter District _______________________________
The Honorable Andreas
D. Addison
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond West End 1st Voter District
804.646.5935 (office
tel)
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District __________________________
The Honorable Kimberly
B. Gray
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council
Richmond North Central 2nd
Voter District
804.646.6532
(office tel)
kimberly.gray@richmondgov.com (email)
Richmond Northside 3rd
Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Chris A. Hilbert
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond Northside 3rd
Voter District
804.646.6055
(office tel)
chris.hilbert@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond Southwest 4th
Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Kristen
Nye Larson
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council
Richmond Southwest 4th
Voter District
804.646.5646 (office tel)
kristen.larson@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond Central 5th Voter
District ________________________________
The Honorable
Parker C. Agelasto
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond Central 5th Voter District
804.646.5724 (office
tel)
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter
District ______________________________
The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council
Richmond Gateway 6th Voter
District
804.646.7964 (office tel)
ellen.robertson@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond East End 7th
Voter District _______________________________
The Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille
Councilwoman, Richmond City Council
Richmond East End 7th
Voter District
804.646.3012 (office tel)
cynthia.newbille@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond Southside 8th
Voter District ______________________________
The Honorable Reva M. Trammell
Councilwoman, Richmond City
Council
Richmond Southside 8th Voter District
804.646.6591
(office tel)
reva.trammell@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District __________________________
The Honorable Michael
J. Jones
Councilman, Richmond City Council
Richmond South Central 9th
Voter District
804.646.2779 (office tel)
michael.jones@richmondgov.com
(email)
Richmond City Council Background
Richmond has
a unique Council-Mayor form of government in which powers of the city are
vested in Richmond City Council, as per the Richmond City Charter, and a
separately elected Mayor oversees (through a Chief Administrative Officer) the
day-to-day administration of city government departments.
Richmond City Council is comprised of nine individually-elected
Councilmembers and the offices/staff that support it. Council Offices include
the Council Chief of Staff, Office of the City Clerk, Office of the City
Assessor of Real Estate, Office of the City Attorney, and the Office of the
City Auditor. A part-time position, each Councilmember hires an individual
Liaison to assist them.
Richmond City Council holds an
average of eight to ten official meetings each month to discuss, deliberate,
and act on laws and policy on behalf of Richmond residents.
For the purposes of elections, Richmond is
divided into nine geo-demographic Richmond Voter Districts, which are used to
elect individual members of Richmond City Council, Richmond City Public Schools
Board of Trustees (an entity separate from city government); and, a Mayor, who
must receive a majority of votes in five of the nine Voter Districts. Each
elected official serves a four-year term.
CONTACT For
more information, please contact Steve Skinner, Council Public Information
Manager, at steven.skinner@richmondgov.com; or 804.646.6052 (office tel)
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Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Council Executive
Offices
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (tel)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council is to
represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
