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Winston-Salem City Council

Ward map showing street detail [pdf/7.8mb] 

Special meeting of council concerning sale of Public Assembly Facilities (LJVM Coliseum, Bowman Gray Stadium), March 26, 2012 presentation [pdf/155kb/41p]  

Agenda for the special meeting/Public Assembly Facilities 

Watch the March 26, 2012 Special Meeting of the City Council online [recorded video]  

Pages about the Wards and Council Members

North Ward Northeast Ward Northwest Ward East Ward
South Ward Southeast Ward Southwest Ward West Ward

E-mail addresses for the City Council members

danbesse@danbesse.org - Dan Besse
vivianb@cityofws.org - City Council Member
and Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke  
denisea@cityofws.org - Denise D. Adams  
robertc@cityofws.org - Robert C. Clark
derwinm@cityofws.org - Derwin L. Montgomery
mollyl@cityofws.org - Molly Leight
wandam@cityofws.org - Wanda Merschel
jamestjr@cityofws.org - James Taylor, Jr.

The governing body for the City of Winston-Salem is an eight-member City Council. Voters go to the polls every four years in November to elect a Mayor and Council. The Mayor is elected at large and council members are elected by citizens in each of eight wards within the city.

The City Council is responsible for adopting and providing for all ordinances, rules and regulations as necessary for the general welfare of the city. It approves the city budget and sets property taxes and user fees. The Council appoints the City Manager and City Attorney and approves appointments to city boards and commissions.

Watch Council Meetings Online

City Council Meetings are on the 
first and third Mondays of each month (except when holiday)
7:00 p.m. in City Hall, Room 230, at 7:00 p.m.

Council meetings are open to the public and can be viewed online live.
Online meetings, agendas, and minutes.

WSTV 13 Simply More!
Meetings are also broadcast live and repeated on WSTV 13, the city’s television station on TimeWarner Cable, channel 13.
WSTV 13 schedule

Agendas and Minutes are posted in the Public Meetings section of this web site.

 

Map to City Hall and the Stuart Building