The Board of Aldermen, Newton's legislative branch of municipal government, is made up of 24 members - sixteen at-large Aldermen and eight Ward Aldermen. Aldermen are elected every two years.
When does the Board of Aldermen Meet?
To see the current Calendar of Board of Aldermen Meetings please click here. Full Board of Aldermen meetings are broadcast live on NewTV’s government channel.Regular meetings of the Board are held in the months of January through June and September through December on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month. In the months of July and August meetings are held on the second Monday of each month. Meetings take place in the Aldermanic Chamber on the second floor of City Hall at 7:45 p.m. unless otherwise ordered. If a Board meeting falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next following day which is not a legal holiday.
Special meetings of the Board may be called at any time at the request of the Mayor, the President of the Board, or by any seven members of the Board, with due notice being given stating the specific subject matter.
Items to be placed on the Docket for consideration by the Board of Aldermen should be filed in the City Clerk's Office no later than 7:45 pm on Tuesday of the week preceding the meetings of the Full Board, said items will be subsequently referred to an appropriate Committee.
Click on the Friday Packet button to to the right to access the material. If you are looking for a particular item from a previous week, click on the “Board Committees” or “Board Meetings” links to the left.
You will find a great deal of information about the Aldermen and what they are working on by navigating through the site using the links to the left.
2010-2011 Officers and Staff
President Emeritus: R. Lisle Baker
Clerk of the Board: David A. Olson
Contacting the Aldermen
The Aldermen do not have individual offices at City Hall. You can contact them at the phone numbers or e-mail addresses listed here or learn more about each of them by clicking here.
The Aldermanic Process
Click here to learn more about how the Aldermanic process works, or to find out how to track a particular item.
Each Friday evening the agendas, reports, dockets, etc, which the Board of Aldermen and its Committees will be discussing and considering during the upcoming week, will be available on the website.
Click on the Friday Packet button to the right to access the material. If you are looking for a particular item from a previous week, click on the “Board Committees” or “Board Meetings” links to the left.
You will find a great deal of information about the Aldermen and what they are working on by navigating through the site using the links to the left.
News from the Aldermen
Information on topics of interest can be found by clicking here. For links to the most recently added documents to the Aldermen’s websites, please click here.
Statement of Good Practices for Communications with Aldermen Regarding Land UsePetitions
President's Report, January 2009 [PDF]
President's Report, January 2008 [PDF]
President's Report, January 2007 [PDF]"
President's Report, January 2006
