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Moreland City Alderman

Passes laws and regulations for your city

Full office description

  • City aldermen work together with to set and implement city policy.
  • City aldermen are tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city
  • City aldermen work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department.
  • City aldermen represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district.
  • Most city aldermen in Georgia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are nonpartisan.

How this impacts you

  • PolicingCity aldermen have final say over how many police officers the city hires, what equipment the police get and how they are trained.

  • Quality of RoadsCity aldermen have the power to improve roads and build new ones through specific projects.

  • Housing & Urban DevelopmentCity aldermen can decide which housing developments to approve, require affordable housing and set property tax rates.

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Jeff L. Burgess

44.4%

40 votes

RUNOFF

James A. Gipson

37.8%

34 votes

David A. Dupree

17.8%

16 votes

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