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City of Richmond
P.O. Box 250
Richmond, KY 40476


City Hall 239 W. Main Street Richmond, KY 40475
(859) 623-1000 Fax: 623-7618
http://www.richmond.ky.us


Mayor
  (Elected at-large; 4-year term)

Mayor Term Ends  
Connie Lawson 12/10 clawson@richmond.ky.us

Richmond City Commission
Richmond City Commission meets the 2nd Tuesday at 6 p.m. and 4th Tuesday at noon
in the Commission Chambers (1st floor) of City Hall.  
Meetings are televised live on the Richmond Cable Channel 12.  Government information,
recycling schedule, and other events also are televised on Channel 12.

City Commision Members
(Elected at-large; 2-year term)

Commissioner Term Ends
William Strong 12/08
Robert R. Blythe 12/08
Mike G. Brewer 12/08
Kay Cosby Jones 12/08


Richmond City Officials
(Appointed):

City Manager David Evans
City Clerk Betty Houghton
City Attorney Garrett Fowles
Finance Director Michael L. Broyles
Police Chief Larry Brock
Fire Chief Gerald Tatum
Codes Enforcement Joe Lillis
Streets & Sanitation Sid Rawlins
Planning  & Zoning Director Michael Roberts
Parks & Recreation Kevin Gorman
Tourism Lori Murphy
Community Development Marsha Dunn
Recycling
Dale Carrier


Boards and Organizations
Appointed entirely or in part by City of Richmond

Richmond Planning & Zoning Commission
Richmond Board of Zoning Adjustments
Richmond Ethics Board
Richmond Human Rights Commission
Richmond Housing Authority
Richmond Industrial Development Corporation
Richmond Utility Board
Architectural Review Board
Ordinance Enforcement Board
Citizens Advisory Board for Police & Community Relations
Community Tree Advisory Board
Richmond Technical Advisory Board
Richmond Parks & Recreation Board
Richmond Tourism & Convention Commission
Richmond Tree & Landscape Committee
Richmond Golf Committee
Madison County Airport Board
Madison County EMS Board


Richmond Planning & Zoning Commission (Appointed; 4-year term)
Work sessions held on 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in City Hall conference room (2nd floor).  
Business meetings held on 4th Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. in City Hall Commission Chambers (1st floor).  
Business meetings are televised on Richmond Cable Channel 12.

P & Z Commission Members Term Ends
Mary Lillian Abney 11/09
Eugene Estelle 8/07
David Rush 07/10
Clark Pergrem 01/11
Richard Thomas 01/11
Neen Wiggins 01/11
Michael Fore 10/08


Richmond Board of Zoning Adjustments  (Appointed; 4-year term)
Meets as needed.

Zoning Adjustments Bd Members Term Ends
Eugene Parks, chair 5/11
Kenard Bosley 01/09
Nancy Robertson 03/09
Michael Phares 05/10
William Scott 01/11


Richmond Ethics Board 
(Appointed; 3-year term)
Meets as needed.

Ethics Board Members Term Ends
Garrett T. Fowles, City Attorney ex officio member
Brooke Bowman 01/10
Wes Browne 01/10
Robert C. Moody 01/11
Cecile Schubert 01/11
Susan Vanstone 01/11


Richmond Human Rights Commission  (Appointed; 3-year term)
Meetings scheduled in 2007: April 5 and April 12, July 12, Oct. 4, Dec. 20 at 118 N. Second Street, Third Floor.

Human Rights Commission Members Term Ends
Karen McClain Wright, Chair 5/10
Theresa Botts, Secretary 2/09
Joe Alexander, Treasurer 3/08
Susan Morton 3/08
Sandra Powell, Vice Chair 2/09
Joslyn Olinger 5/10
William Reed 2/09
Debbie Bellairs 3/08
Rebecca Jones, student rep  
Scott Saltsman, non-voting  
   


Richmond Housing Authority 
(Appointed; 4-year term)
Meets quarterly, 2nd Thursday.

Housing Authority Members Term Ends
Mayor Connie Lawson ex officio member
Dr. Sylvia Tracy Powell 01/09
Terrill Cobb 01/10
Judy Ridings 10/10
Ann Kindred 01/11


Richmond Industrial Development Corp. 
(3-year term)
Meets 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. at Richmond City Hall.
Directors are appointed by the Mayor of the City of Richmond with the consent of the
Richmond City Commission.  A Director serves until his/her successor is appointed
and has accepted his/her election.

Industrial Development Corp. Directors Term Ends
Mark Baker  
James H. Howard, exec. dir. & secretary  
Barbara J. Griec  
Robbie Robinson  
Jeff Sandwith  
Robert A. Lilly  
Thomas D. Snyder  
William M. Walters  
James E. "Ed" Worley  
David Evans  
John M. St. Clair, Jr.  
   


Richmond Utility Board 
(Appointed; 4-year term)
Meets last Thursday.

Utility Board Members Term Ends
Mayor Connie Lawson, ex officio  
Gary Abney 02/11
Robert Locker 02/11
Henry Combs 02/11
Mrs. Fanny Rice 07/11
Walt Park 07/11


Architectural Review Board
(Appointed; 3-year term 5 members)

Architectural Review Board Term Ends
Ed Ford 5/10
Brandon C. Powell, architect 5/09
Dr. David Jones 5/10
Melinda Murphy, Attorney 5/09
Michelle McBrayer 5/08



Ordinance Enforcement Board  
(Appointed; 3-year term)
5 members

Ordinance Enforcement Board Term Ends
Bryan Adams 7/10
Charlie Horn 7/10
David Noland 7/09
David Miles 7/09
   



Community Tree Advisory Board  
(Appointed; 4-year term)
7 members

Tree Advisory Board Term Ends
Bonnie Plummer 3/11
Diane Shuntick 3/11
Mike Land 3/11
Craig Combs 2/10
Amanda Seers 3/10
Tonita Goodwin 3/10
Karen Losson 3/10
   


Richmond Technical Advisory Board 
(Appointed; no set term,
No set number of members)  Meets 1st Tuesday.

Technical Advisory Board Members (no set term)
Mike Roberts  
Mayor Connie Lawson  
Woody Arvin  
Fire Chief Gerald Tatum  
John McIntosh  
David Evans  
Dwight Barkley  
Elbert Lamb  
Steve Winkler  
Kim Owens  
Taylor Losson  
Neen Wiggins  
Sid Rawlins  
Bill Singler  
Sam Miller  
Scott Althauser  
Mark McFerron  
Joe Lillis  

 




Richmond Parks & Recreation Board
(Appointed;  5-year term)
Meets 1st Tuesday.

Parks & Recreation Board Members Term Ends
Kay Jones, City Commission Liaison  
Emmitt Igo 02/09
Dan McBride, Vice Chair 02/09
Martha Davidson 04/10
Bob Riley 08/11
Dr. Jon McChesney 01/13
Mark Edwards, Chair 02/13
Floyd Covington 07/08
Kevin Gorman, Director


Richmond Tourism & Convention Commission
(Appointed;  3-year term)  Meets 2nd Wednesdays.

T. & C. Commission Members Term Ends
Vera Begley Honorary Member
Tara Haines 06/10
Nancy Robertson 02/11
Peter Shah 01/09
Terri Anderson 05/09
Sue Chenault 11/09
Delma Peercy 01/10
Nancy Wray 04/10


Richmond Tree & Landscape Committee  (Appointed; 2-year term)
Part of the Technical Advisory Board.  Meets as needed.

Landscape Committee Members Term Ends
Dwight Barkley 01/09
Tom Harper 01/09
Neen Wiggins 01/09


Richmond Golf Committee  (Appointed; 4-year term)
Meets as needed.

Golf Committee Members Term Ends
Donald Edwards 05/11
Edwin Luxon 05/11
Larry Thornsberry 05/11
Jerome Tudor 05/11
John Hamilton 05/11
Al Tribble 05/11
Jim Lafave 05/11
Peggy Williams 05/11


Madison County Airport Board
(Appointed; 4-year term)


Madison County Emergency Management System Board
Appointed; 2-year term)  (Called Emergency Management Agency by Madison County
 and EMS Board by City of Richmond and Madison County Ambulance Board by city of Berea. )



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