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Mayor Bob McDavid |
Ward 1 Fred Schmidt |
Ward 2 Jason Thornhill |
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Ward 3 Gary Kespohl |
Ward 4 Daryl Dudley |
Ward 5 Helen Anthony |
Ward 6 Barbara Hoppe |
The City of Columbia is a charter city with a Council-Manager form of government. Under the Council-Manager form of government, the Mayor and City Council establishes policy and law, and the City Manager handles the day-to-day management of the City organization.
The council consists of seven (7) members, each of whom shall be elected for staggered terms of three (3) years. One of the seven (7) council members shall be elected by the qualified voters of the city at large and shall be the mayor. The other six (6) council members shall be elected to represent each of the six wards. Council members must be qualified and registered voters of the city. The six (6) council members elected by wards shall be residents and qualified voters of the respective wards from which they are elected. Council members shall hold no other lucrative public office or position in the city government during their terms as council members.
The City of Columbia consists of 6 council wards. To view a larger map of the council wards select the map below or select a ward number to locate the representative for that ward.