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Picture of all seven Morgantown City Councilmembers

Photo : (Left to Right) , Charlie Byrer, Marti Shamberger, Deputy-Mayor Don Spencer, Mayor William Byrne,
Jennifer Selin,
John Gaddis, and Ron Bane
(photo: Sue Amos, Infinite Lens)

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Form of Government

The City of Morgantown supports a City Manager / Council form of government. Adopted in the City Charter in 1977.

Council member terms are two years in duration, with members being voted into council for each of 7 wards. All seven council seats are up for election every two years. Council members must be sponsored by 75 registered voters to be placed on the election ballot. Once on the ballot, council members are elected by votes from all wards of the city. Mayor is selected in July by councilmembers every two years.
The City Council provides policy guidelines to the City Manager for management of the City.

Morgantown's Sister City - Guanajuato, Mexico

In 2009, Mayor William Byrne, at the time 6th Ward Councilmen, visited Guanajuato and presented the
City of Morgantown proclamation to their Mayor.
Picture of Councilmen William Byrne and Mayor of Guanajuato, Mexico
Slide Presentation made by Councilmen William Byrne on visit to Guanajuato

See photos of recent ambassador trips from Morgantown to Guanajuato on the Sister City Networking Page

Sister City Proclamation Adobe PDF document


Council Contact Information



To contact Council at City Hall call the City Clerks Office at 284-7439. Council Meetings are now broadcast live on channel 15 on the first, third, and last Tuesdays of the Month, and replayed the following two days.
For Agendas and Minutes, see City Clerks Page.

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Ron Bane: baner@rcbhsc.wvu.edu First Ward
Serves on: Morgantown Utility Board, Transit Authority  
John Gaddis: jgaddis@gaddisconsulting.com Second Ward
Serves on: Parking Authority, Sister Cities Committee  
Charlie Byrer: charliebyrer@gmail.com Third Ward
Serves on: Historic Landmarks Commission  
Jennifer Selin: jselin@hotmail.com Fourth Ward
Serves on: Urban Landscape Commission, Planning Commission  
Marti Shamberger: martishamberger@comcast.net Fifth Ward
Serves on: Metropolitan Theater Commission  
Mayor William Byrne: bill@byrnehedges.com Sixth Ward
Serves on: Sunnyside Up (Campus Neighborhoods Revitalization Corp.), MPO  
Deputy-Mayor Don Spencer: dspencer36@comcast.net Seventh Ward
Serves on: Traffic Commission, MPO


Documents and Information Links

City CharterAdobe PDF document
Other Public DocumentsAdobe PDF document
Past Council Photos


Council Requested Links:

1. National League of Cities
Congress of Cities and Exposition
November 11-15, 2008 - Orlando, FLorida
Video of Speaker: Thomas L. Friedman