The governing body for the Town of Black Mountain is the Board of Aldermen. This board consists of a Mayor and five Aldermen who are elected at large in non-partisan elections held every two years. The Mayor is elected separately and serves a four-year term just as do the Aldermen. The Vice-Mayor is elected from and serves at the pleasure of the membership of the Board. The Mayor has the responsibility of presiding at the meetings and acting as the chief elected official of the Town but does not vote on matters that are placed before the Board except in situations that result in a tie vote. It is the responsibility of the Board of Aldermen to deliberate and adopt policies designed to govern the delivery of municipal services throughout the Town. It is the members of this board that are held directly responsible and accountable to the electorate of the community for insuring that the Town responds to public needs/desires and addresses those needs in the most efficient manner possible.

Under the Council-Manager form of government the Board of Aldermen is responsible for the employing of a Town Manager. It is the Manager who is charged with the responsibility of the insuring that the policies set by the Board of Aldermen are equitably, fairly, and correctly carried out. In addition, the Board of Aldermen is responsible for hiring the Town Attorney who advises both the Board and the staff on legal matters involving the interests of the Town.

The current Board Members are:

Meetings
The Board of Aldermen Regular Session meeting will be held on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. with the Agenda meeting held on the same Monday at 5:00pm prior to the Regular Session meeting.
Both meetings are held in the Town Hall Building at 160 Midland Avenue.

Map courtesy Google Maps 2008

Town of Black Mountain
160 Midland Avenue
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828) 419-9300