The mayor was one of many city wide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.[1]
| Mayor |
Start of Term |
End of Term |
Administrator |
Notes |
Elections[5] |
| James W. Rutherford |
1975 |
1983 |
|
|
| Year |
Votes |
opponent |
opponent's votes |
| 1975 |
20,679 |
Floyd J. McCree |
20,474 |
| 1979 |
20,738 |
Floyd J. McCree |
12,902 |
|
| James A. Sharp, Jr. |
1983 |
1987 |
|
|
| 1983 |
21,718 |
James W. Rutherford |
20,467 |
|
| Matthew S. Collier |
1987 |
1991 [4] |
|
|
| 1987 |
22,874 |
James A. Sharp, Jr. |
19,509 |
|
| Woodrow Stanley |
1991 |
March 5, 2002 |
? (1991–2001)
Darnell Earley (2001–2002) |
Recalled from office in third term[6] |
| 1991 |
25,946 |
Matt Collier |
17,686 |
| 1995 |
21,687 |
Don Williamson |
9,168 |
| 1999 |
17,224 |
Scott Kincaid |
16,393 |
| 2002 |
12,336 |
Recall |
15,863 |
|
| Darnell Earley |
March 5, 2002 |
AUGUST 06, 2002 |
himself |
Temporary Mayor per City Charter
Effectively City Administrator as of July 9 2002, due to State appointment of Financial Manager, Ed Kurtz |
| James W. Rutherford |
AUGUST 06, 2002 |
2003 |
Darnell Earley |
elected to fill remainer of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager |
| 2002 |
11,239 |
Arthur J. Pointer (WI) |
4,712 |
[7] |
|
| Don Williamson |
2003 |
February 15, 2009 |
Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007)
Darryl Buchanan (2007–2009)
Michael Brown (2009) |
Intially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns[8] |
|
| Michael Brown |
February 16, 2009[8] |
present |
himself |
Temporary Mayor per City Charter[8] |
| Dayne Walling |
August 5, 2009[9] |
present |
Gregory Eason (8/14/2009-[10]12/2/2011.[11]
|
Powers remove effective 12/1/2011 under city's financial emergency & transfer to Emergency manager Michael Brown[12] |
|