The mayor position of Flint, Michigan is a strong mayor-type. In Flint's previous 1929 charter, the mayor was one of the City Commissioners, as the council in a council-manager type government.
1855–1888
The mayor was one of many citywide elected officers including the Recorder, Supervisor, Treasurer, Marshal, Directors of the Poor, School Inspector and Justices of the Peace. Additionally, other administrative officers were selected by wards.[1]
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Grant Decker | 1855 | 1856 | |
| Robert J. S. Page | 1856 | 1857 | |
| Henry M. Henderson | 1857 | 1858 | |
| William M. Fenton | 1858 | 1860[2][3] | Some records show Porter Hazelton as mayor from 1859 to 1860[4] |
| Henry H. Crapo | 1860 | 1861 | |
| Ephraim S. Williams | 1861 | 1862 | |
| William Paterson | 1862 | 1863 | |
| William Hamilton | 1863 | 1865 | |
| William B. McCreery | 1865 | 1867 | |
| Austin B. Witherbee | 1867 | 1868[2][4] | |
| Samuel M. Axford | 1868 | 1869[2][3] | |
| William S. Patrick | 1869 | 1870 | |
| James B. Walker | 1870 | 1871 | |
| David Spencer Fox | 1871 | 1873 | |
| George H. Durand | 1873 | 1875 | |
| Alexander McFarland | 1875 | 1876 | |
| William Hamilton | 1876 | 1877 | |
| Edward Hughes Thomson | 1877 | 1878 | |
| Jerome Eddy | 1878 | 1879 | |
| James C. Willson | 1879 | 1880[3] | |
| Zacheus Chase | 1880 | 1881 | |
| Charles A. Mason | 1881 | 1882 | |
| William A. Atwood | 1882 | 1883 | |
| George E. Newall | 1883 | 1884 | |
| William W. Joyner | 1884 | 1885 | |
| Mathew Davison | 1885 | 1886 | |
| George T. Warren | 1886 | 1887 | |
| John C. Dayton | 1887 | 1888 |
1888 Charter
1929 Charter
Under the 1929 charter, Flint move to a council–manager form of government with the council called the “City Commission.”
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Notes |
| Harvey J. Mallery | 1930 | 1931 | |
| William H. McKeighan | 1931 | 1933 | |
| Ray A. Brownell | 1933 | 1934 | |
| Howard J. Clifford | 1934 | 1935 | |
| George E. Boysen | 1935 | 1936 | |
| Harold E. Bradshaw | 1936 | 1938 | |
| Harry M. Comins | 1938 | 1940 | |
| Oliver Tappin | 1940 | 1940 | |
| William Osmund Kelly | 1940 | 1944 | |
| Edwin C. McLogan | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Edward J. Viall | 1946 | 1948 | |
| George G. Wills | 1948 | 1950 | |
| Paul Lovegrove | 1950 | 1952 | |
| Donald W. Riegle, Sr. | 1952 | 1954 | |
| George M. Algoe | 1954 | 1958 | |
| Robert J. Egan | 1958 | 1960 | |
| Charles A. Mobley | 1960 | 1962 | |
| George R. Poulos | 1962 | 1964 | |
| Harry K. Cull | 1964 | 1966 | |
| Floyd J. McCree | 1966 | 1968 | First African-American mayor |
| Donald R. Cronin | 1968 | 1970 | |
| Francis E. Limmer | 1970 | 1973 | |
| Paul Calvin Visser | 1973 | 1975 |
1974 Charter
Under the 1974 Charter, the office of mayor is a non-partisan elected position.
| Mayor | Start of Term | End of Term | Administrator | Notes | Elections[5] | ||||||||||||||||
| James W. Rutherford | 1975 | 1983 |
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| James A. Sharp, Jr. | 1983 | 1987 |
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| Matthew S. Collier | 1987 | 1991[4] | First elected African-American mayor 2nd African-American mayor |
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| Woodrow Stanley | 1991 | March 5, 2002 | ? (1991–2001) Darnell Earley (2001–2002) |
3rd African-American mayor Recalled from office in third term[6] |
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| Darnell Earley | March 5, 2002 | August 6, 2002 | himself | Temporary Mayor per City Charter Effectively City Administrator as of July 9, 2002, due to State appointment of Emergency Financial Manager, Ed Kurtz | |||||||||||||||||
| James W. Rutherford | August 6, 2002 | 2003 | Darnell Earley | elected to fill remainder of Stanley term; City still under State Financial Manager |
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| Don Williamson | 2003 | February 15, 2009 | Peggy R. Cook (2003–2007) Darryl Buchanan (2007–2009) Michael Brown (2009) |
Initially under Emergency Financial Manager lifted in 2004. facing recall; resigns[8] |
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| Michael Brown | February 16, 2009[8] | August 5, 2009 | himself | Temporary Mayor per City Charter[8] | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayne Walling | August 5, 2009[9] | November 9, 2015 |
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Powers remove effective 12/1/2011 under city's financial emergency & transfer to an Emergency Manager[13] of which several individuals served until April 30, 2015, when a Receivership Board assume some oversight.[12] |
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| Karen Weaver | November 9, 2015 | November 11, 2019 | under RTA Board oversight[12] First female mayor of Flint. |
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| Sheldon Neeley | November 11, 2019 | present | Clyde Edwards[17] |
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References
- ^ The History of Genesee County, MI. Chapter XIII: First City Officers.
- ^ a b c d e Chapter XIII: Roster of City Officials. The History of Genesee County, MI.
- ^ a b c Ellis, Franklin (1879). History of Genesee county, Michigan. With illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia, PA.: Everts & Abbott. p. 177.
- ^ a b c d e f g "List of Flint City Mayors". Political Graveyards.com. Lawrence (Larry) Kestenbaum. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
- ^ Raymer, Marjory (9 August 2007). "Two white candidates make history". The Flint Journal. Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (16 December 2008). "Woodrow Stanley, headed for state House, thanks county commission for giving his political career new life". Flint Journal. Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013.
- ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN TUESDAY, AUGUST 06, 2002". Genesee County Website. Flint, Michigan: GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN. 6 August 2002. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mayor of Flint, Michigan resigns for health reasons". Wikinews. Wikimedia Foundation. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2009.
- ^ Kristin, Longley (6 August 2009). "Mayor Dayne Walling lays out priorities at swearing in ceremony, pledges to keep police chief". Flint Journal. Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ Kristin, Longley (14 August 2009). "Gregory Eason appointed Flint city administrator by Mayor Dayne Walling". Flint Journal. Flint, Michigan: Booth Newspapers. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (2 December 2011). "Shakeup at Flint City Hall as new emergency manager issues layoffs, pay cuts". The Flint Journal. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
- ^ a b c d Fonger, Ron (29 April 2015). "'A heavy burden' lifted from Flint as Gov. Rick Snyder declares end of financial emergency". Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (29 November 2011). "Former Acting Mayor Michael Brown named Flint's emergency manager". Flint Journal. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ Longley, Kristin (9 November 2011). "About 19 percent of voters turned out to re-elect Flint Mayor Dayne Walling". Flint Journal. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Goodin-Smith, Oona (20 October 2017). "Flint City Administrator Sylvester Jones resigns". Flint Journal. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ Fonger, Ron (4 November 2015). "Karen Weaver makes history, elected Flint's first woman mayor". Flint Journal. Mlive Media Group. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "Flint City Council appoints new city administrator". Mid-Michigan NOW. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Live Nov. 5 Flint general election results". MLive. Retrieved 12 November 2019.