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35 officials7 council

Mayor

RWS

Rebecca Wyhof Salmon

Mayor

2025-12-02 to 2029-12-01 (month-level end: December 2029 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2029'; start = oath of office at the Dec 2, 2025 organizational session minutes; first took this office Aug 16, 2022 per Aug 16, 2022 minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings

City council

MA

Mark Akinosho

Ward 1 Council Member

2025-12-02 to 2029-12-01 (month-level end: December 2029 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2029'; start = oath of office at the Dec 2, 2025 organizational session minutes; first took this office Aug 16, 2022 per Aug 16, 2022 minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
CT

Charles Taylor

Ward 2 Council Member

2023-12-05 to 2027-12-01 (month-level end: December 2027 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2027'; start = oath of office at the Dec 5, 2023 organizational session minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
CP

Christopher Petty

Ward 3 Council Member

2025-12-02 to 2029-12-01 (month-level end: December 2029 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2029'; start = oath of office at the Dec 2, 2025 organizational session minutes; first took this office Dec 2, 2025, newly elected) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
BB

Byron Buckels

Ward 4 Council Member / Mayor Pro Tem

2023-12-05 to 2027-12-01 (month-level end: December 2027 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2027'; start = oath of office at the Dec 5, 2023 organizational session minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
JD

Jean Dabbs

Ward 5 Council Member

2023-12-05 to 2027-12-01 (month-level end: December 2027 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2027'; start = oath of office at the Dec 5, 2023 organizational session minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
LR

Linda Rhodes

At-Large Council Member

2025-12-02 to 2029-12-01 (month-level end: December 2029 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2029'; start = oath of office at the Dec 2, 2025 organizational session minutes; first took this office Aug 16, 2022 per Aug 16, 2022 minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
WF

Walter Ferguson

At-Large Council Member

2023-12-05 to 2027-12-01 (month-level end: December 2027 per city Boards, Commissions and Committees directory (updated March 2, 2026, sanfordnc.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/740) lists 'Term Expires: 12/2027'; start = oath of office at the Dec 5, 2023 organizational session minutes) (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)

25 meetings
Former officials (2)
JW

James Williams

Ward 3 Council Member

Returning Ward 3 member sworn at the Aug 16, 2022 organizational session (minutes); term_end = Dec 2, 2025, when successor Christopher Petty was sworn at the Dec 2, 2025 organizational session (minutes; NCSBE Nov 4 2025 results).

JH

Jimmy Haire

At-Large Council Member

Oath of office at the Dec 3, 2019 organizational session (Dec 3, 2019 minutes); term_end = Dec 5, 2023, when successor Walter Ferguson II was sworn at-large at the Dec 5, 2023 organizational session (minutes; NCSBE Nov 7 2023 results). Last attended Dec 4, 2023 special-called meeting.

Boards & commissions

TL

Timothy Lockard

Board Member
25 meetings
AH

Aidan Harbison

Board Member
25 meetings
GKB

Gina Keller Bycura

Planning Board Member
25 meetings
GP

Gloria Perez

Planning Board Member
13 meetings
BGH

Berkley Griffin Hillis

Board Member
13 meetings
GOJ

Garrison Ogdenski, Jr.

Alternate Member
13 meetings
RJ

Roger Judd

Board Member
25 meetings
AS

Aaron Shepard

Board Member
13 meetings
CM

Connor McKinnis

Board Member
25 meetings
KM

Kristen Mellette

Alternate Member (ETJ)
25 meetings
VRG

Van R. Groce, Jr.

Board Member
25 meetings
JF

Jeff Foster

Planning Board Member
25 meetings
DM

David McCracken

Board Member
25 meetings
DW

Delorian Wicker

Board Member
25 meetings
JWC

James W. Cox

Board Member
25 meetings
BG

Brooks Gage

Planning Board Member
25 meetings
CS

Chanel Simpson

Planning Board Member (ETJ)
25 meetings
JC

Jason Cline

Board Member
25 meetings
WM

William Murphy

Alternate Member
25 meetings
KB

Ken Britton

Planning Board Chair
13 meetings
DF

Darrick Farmer

Planning Board Member (ETJ)
25 meetings
DG

Deisy Galeana

Board Member
25 meetings
SB

Stephen Baber

Alternate Member (ETJ)
25 meetings

City staff

MD

Marshall Downey

Director of Community Development
21 meetings
BB

Bonnie Bryant

City Clerk
21 meetings
SCP

Susan C. Patterson

City Attorney
21 meetings
HH

Hal Hegwer

City Manager
21 meetings

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