List of mayors of Garden City, Georgia facts for kids
Garden City, Georgia is a city in Georgia, USA. It was officially started on February 8, 1939. The city is run by a special type of government called a council-administrator system. This means there's a city council and a mayor who make decisions, and a city administrator who helps carry out those decisions.
By 2011, the city council had one mayor and five council members. Each council member represented a different part of the city.
As of 2010, Garden City had never collected property taxes from its residents.
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City Meetings
The city council holds meetings twice a month. They meet on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. These meetings have been held in different places over the years:
- From 1951 to 1963, meetings were at the Garden City Community House, located at 78 Varnedoe Avenue.
- From 1963 to 2009, they moved to the Garden City City Hall at 100 Main Street.
- Since 2009, meetings have taken place at the Garden City Town Center, which is at 100 Central Avenue.
City Mayors
The mayor is the head of the city government. Before 2003, mayors and council members were elected for two-year terms. In 2003, the city changed this so that they would serve four-year terms, with elections happening at different times.
Here are some of the people who have served as mayor of Garden City:
| Started Term | Ended Term | Mayor | Party | Other Roles | |
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| April 7, 1939 | December 11, 1941 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | Chatham County Commissioner, 1951–1961 | |
| December 11, 1941 | December 9, 1943 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1943 | December 13, 1945 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1945 | December 11, 1947 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 11, 1947 | December 8, 1949 | Edgar C. Pipkin | Democrat | ||
| December 8, 1949 | December 13, 1951 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1939–1941 | |
| December 13, 1951 | December 10, 1953 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | ||
| December 10, 1953 | September 3, 1954 | J. Arlie Rowe | Democrat | ||
| October 5, 1954 | December 8, 1955 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1949–1954 | |
| December 8, 1955 | December 12, 1957 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 12, 1957 | December 10, 1959 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 10, 1959 | December 14, 1961 | Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | Democrat | ||
| December 14, 1961 | December 12, 1963 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1955–1959 | |
| December 12, 1963 | December 9, 1965 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1965 | December 14, 1967 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 14, 1967 | December 11, 1969 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 11, 1969 | December 9, 1971 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 9, 1971 | December 13, 1973 | Rupert W. Bazemore | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1973 | December 11, 1975 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | Garden City Council Member, 1971–1973; Chatham County Commissioner, 1980–1992 |
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| December 11, 1975 | December 8, 1977 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | ||
| December 8, 1977 | December 13, 1979 | James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | Democrat | ||
| December 13, 1979 | December 10, 1981 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1975–1979 | |
| December 10, 1981 | December 8, 1983 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| December 8, 1983 | December 12, 1985 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| December 12, 1985 | December 10, 1987 | E. James "Jimmy" Burnsed | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1979–1985; Bryan County Commission Chairman since 2005 |
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| December 10, 1987 | December 14, 1989 | E. James "Jimmy" Burnsed | Republican | ||
| December 14, 1989 | January 6, 1992 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| January 6, 1992 | January 3, 1994 | LeRoy "Roy" L. Crager | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1981–1992; 2000–2002 | |
| January 3, 1994 | January 8, 1996 | LeRoy "Roy" L. Crager | Republican | ||
| January 8, 1996 | January 5, 1998 | James "Jay" W. Harrell | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1969–1987; 1989–1992; 2000–2002 |
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| January 5, 1998 | January 2, 2000 | Dean Kicklighter | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1996–1998; Chatham County Commissioner, since 2000 |
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| January 2, 2000 | January 6, 2002 | Ralph O. Kessler | Republican | ||
| January 6, 2002 | January 5, 2004 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | Garden City Council Member, 1998–2000 | |
| January 5, 2004 | January 7, 2008 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | ||
| January 7, 2008 | September 25, 2009 | Anthony "Andy" Quinney | Republican | ||
| October 5, 2009 | January 2, 2012 | Tennyson Holder | Garden City Council Member, 1992–2009 | ||
Color code: Democrat or non-partisan leaning Democrat Republican or non-partisan leaning Republican Independent
Council Members
The city council members work with the mayor to make decisions for Garden City. Many people have served on the council over the years. Here are some of them:
| Willie L. Adams | 1959–1961 | |
| Rupert W. Bazemore | 1955–1961 | Mayor of Garden City, 1961–1973 |
| Viola W. Bell | 1985–2000 | |
| Don Bethune | Since 2010 | |
| Frederick Dekle Blackburn, Jr. | 1988–1992 | |
| M.O. Blackburn, Jr. | 1954–1959 | |
| M.O. Blackburn, Sr. | 1940–1941; 1943–1945 | |
| John R. Blackwell | 1949–1953 | |
| I. Clifford Blount, Jr. | 1947–1949 | |
| Bobby G. Bohler | 1973–1975 | |
| Jessie L. Bowman | 1953–1958 | |
| Clark F. Branch | 1959–1961 | |
| James A. Bridgforth | 1961–1965; 1969–1971 | |
| Elbert N. Brown | 1953–1954 | |
| Ernest M. Brown, Sr. | 1961–1973 | |
| Robert "Bob" Bryant, Sr. | 1996–2004 | Georgia House Representative, since 2005 |
| E. James "Jimmy" Burnsed | 1979–1985 | Mayor of Garden City, 1985–1989 Chair of the Bryan County Commission, since 2005 |
| J. Lawrence Cavanah | 1961–1969; 1971–1973 | |
| Stanley Childers | 1996–2000 | |
| Keith Cox | 1971–1978 | |
| LeRoy "Roy" L. Crager | 1981–1992; 2000–2002 | Mayor of Garden City, 1992–1996 |
| Lois T. Dasher | 1978–1985 | |
| James M. "Jimmie" DeLoach | 1971–1973 | Mayor of Garden City, 1973–1979 Chatham County Commissioner, 1980–1992 |
| J.A. "Sonny" Dixon | 1985–1988 | Georgia House Representative, 1989–1997 |
| Ralph V. Dodd | 1971–1981 | |
| Fred S. Elliott | 1959–1961 | |
| C. Marvin Exley | 1949–1959 | |
| Welcome G. Farr | 1961–1967 | |
| Kay A. Ford | 1996–1998 | Member of the School Board |
| Alton D. Fryer | 1947–1958 | |
| W.J. Fussell | 1947–1949 | |
| Scott A. George | 2012 to Present | Mayor Pro Temp |
| Dan W. Gray | 1941–1943 | |
| L. Fred Griffin, III | 1989–1992 | |
| Joseph W. Guill | 1943–1947 | |
| Gwyn L. Hall, Sr. | 1996–1998; Since 2004 | |
| James "Jay" W. Harrell, Jr. | 1969–1987; 1989–1992; 2000–2002 | Mayor of Garden City, 1996–1998 |
| Amos C. Hathaway | 1957–1959 | |
| Steve T. Hattrich, Jr. | 1965–1971 | |
| Edwin B. Hemby | 1943–1947 | |
| Lawrence E. Hill, Jr. | 1973–1987 | |
| Claude Hodges, Jr. | 1973–1977 | |
| A. Tennyson Holder | 1992–2009 | Mayor of Garden City, since 2009 |
| Connie S. Holland | 1994–1996 | |
| Darrel Hutcheson | 1977–1987 | |
| J.Q. James | 1945–1947 | |
| M.C. Jones | 1947–1949 | |
| R. Bowen Jones | 1971–1992; since 2000 | |
| William B. Jones | 1939–1945 | |
| Ralph O. Kessler | 1975–1979 | Mayor of Garden City, 1979–1985; 1989–1992 |
| Bessie Kicklighter | Since 2002 | |
| Dean Kicklighter | 1996–1998 | Mayor of Garden City, 1998–2000 Chatham County Commissioner, since 2000 |
| W.A. Marks | 1940–1943 | |
| John C. McCord | 1939–1945 | |
| S.L. McDonald | 1939–1941 | |
| William Durward Motes | Since 2004 | |
| Wendell P. Neville | 1961–1965 | |
| Warren F. Oglesby, Sr. | 1949–1954 | Mayor of Garden City, 1954–1961 |
| Marion F. Peterson | 1967–1969 | |
| W. Roy Poe | 1952–1953; 1955–1957 | |
| Anthony "Andy" Quinney | 1998–2000 | Mayor of Garden City, 2002–2009 |
| Ted O. Romine | 1969–1971 | |
| J. Arlie Rowe | 1939–1941 | Mayor of Garden City, 1949–1954 |
| George A. Seckinger | 1961–1965 | |
| Misty Bethune Selph | 2006–2010 | |
| Judy Moore Shuman | Since 2002 | |
| Carlie L. Smith | 1965–1969 | |
| Edsel Smith | 1965–1971 | |
| James "Jimmy" Lee Spilliards | 2000–2004; since 2009 | |
| Jack C. Stafford | 1961–1969 | |
| Ron Stephens | 1994–1996 | Georgia House Representative, since 1997 |
| Carl G. Story | 1949–1953 | |
| Shelby Strickland | 1996–2000 | |
| H.W. Tuten | 1939–1940; 1941–1943 | |
| John Underwood | 1969–1971 | |
| Hal A. Van Sickle | 1940–1941; 1945–1949; 1954–1959 | |
| Robert Edward Wilder | 1987–1992; 1994–1996; 2000–2002 | |
| Earl Wilson | 2002–2004 |
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