 Municipal Highlights
By Brian Combs
Senior Content Manager & Technical Support Specialist, Municipal Yellow Book
December 1, 2008
The Municipal Yellow Book is a semiannual directory of more than 38,000 elected and administrative
officials in the leading city and county governments and local authorities. The Winter 2009 edition
contains senior personnel and organizational changes that have taken place between May 2008 and
November 2008. This edition features 333 cities, 145 counties, and 71 authorities.
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available on our website at www.leadershipdirectories.com.
New Mayors
Appointments and elections held since the last edition of the Municipal Yellow Book have resulted in 37
new mayors for cities listed in the directory. The following is a list of the newly elected mayors:
| City |
New Mayor |
Former Mayor |
| Anchorage, AK |
Matt Claman |
Mark Begich |
| Atlantic City, NJ |
Lorenzo Langford |
Scott K. Evans |
| Bangor, ME |
Gerry G.M. Palmer, Jr. |
Susan M. Hawes |
| Bayonne, NJ |
Mark Smith |
Terrence Malloy |
| Cape Coral, FL |
James Burch |
Eric Feichthaler |
| Carson City, NV |
Robert L. Crowell |
Marv Teixeira |
| Chesapeake, VA |
Alan P. Krasnoff |
Dalton S. Edge |
| Cheyenne, WY |
Rick Kaysen |
Jack R. Spiker |
| Cranston, RI |
Allan W. Fung |
Michael Napolitano |
| Daly City, CA |
Gonzalo Torres |
Carol Klatt |
| Decatur, AL |
Don Thomas Stanford |
Don Kyle |
| Detroit, MI |
Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr. |
Kwame M. Kilpatrick |
| Downey, CA |
Maria A. Guerra |
David Gafin |
| East Providence, RI |
Joseph S. Larissa, Jr. |
Isadore S. Ramos |
| Frankfort, KY |
H. Gippy Graham |
William I. May, Jr. |
| Fresno, CA |
Ashley Swearengin |
Alan Autry |
| Hampton, VA |
Molly Joseph Ward |
Ross A. Kearney II |
| Huntington Beach, CA |
Keith Bohr |
Debbie Cook |
| Huntsville, AL |
Tommy Battle |
Loretta Spencer |
| Irvine, CA |
Sukhee Kang |
Beth Krom |
| Meriden, CT |
Michael S. Rhode |
Mark Benigni |
| Mesa, AZ |
Scott Smith |
Keno Hawker |
| Montgomery, AL |
Charles Jinright |
Bobby N. Bright |
| Owensboro, KY |
Ronald L. Payne |
Tom Watson |
| Pierre, SD |
Laurie Gill |
Dennis Eisnach |
| Pomona, CA |
Elliott Rothman |
Norma J. Torres |
| Portland, ME |
Jill Duson |
Edward J. Suslovic |
| Portland, OR |
Sam Adams |
Tom Potter |
| Richmond, VA |
Dwight Clinton Jones |
L. Douglas Wilder |
| Roanoke, VA |
David Bowers |
C. Nelson Harris |
| Sacramento, CA |
Kevin Johnson |
Heather Fargo |
| Santa Clarita, CA |
Frank Ferry |
Bob Kellar |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
John Sawyer |
Bob Blanchard |
| Scottsdale, AZ |
W.J. “Jim” Lane |
Mary Manross |
| Stockton, CA |
Ann Johnston |
Edward J. Chavez |
| Virginia Beach, VA |
William Sessoms |
Meyera E. Oberndorf |
| West Covina, CA |
Roger Hernandez |
Sherri Lane |
No Mayor at Press Time
At press time, the city of Carona, CA had not chosen a mayor from their sitting council.
New County Executives
Appointments and elections held since the last edition of the Municipal Yellow Book have resulted
in 21 new County Executives/Chairman of the County Board for the counties listed in the directory.
The following is a list of the newly elected chief county executives:
| County |
New Executive |
Former Executive |
| Alameda, CA |
Alice Lai-Bitker |
Scott Haggerty |
| Arlington, VA |
Barbara A. Favola |
J. Walter Tajada |
| Broward, FL |
Stacy J. Ritter |
Lois Wexler |
| Burlington, NJ |
Maryanne Reinhart |
Aubrey Fenton |
| Cass, ND |
Robyn R. Sorum |
Ken Pawluk |
| Contra Costa, CA |
Susan Bonilla |
Federal D. Glover |
| Cumberland, NC |
Jeannette Council |
J. Breeden Blackwell |
| DeKalb, GA |
Burrell Ellis |
Vernon Jones |
| Fresno, CA |
Susan B. Anderson |
Henry R. Perea |
| Mobile, AL |
Mike Dean |
Stephen Nodine |
| Monterey, CA |
Lou Calcagno |
Fernando Amenta |
| Palm Beach, FL |
Jeff Coons |
Addie L. Greene |
| Pierce, WA |
Pat McCarthy |
John W. Ladenburg |
| Pinellas, FL |
Calvin D. Harris |
Robert B. Stewart |
| San Joaquin, CA |
Leroy Ornellas |
Ken Vogel |
| San Mateo, CA |
Mark Church |
Adrienne Tissier |
| Santa Barbara, CA |
Joe Centeno |
Salud Carbajal |
| Spokane, WA |
Todd Mielke |
Bonnie Mager |
| Tulare, CA |
Phillip A. Cox |
Connie Conway |
| Tulsa, OK |
John M. Smaligo, Jr. |
Fred R. Perry |
| Yellowstone, MT |
Bill Kennedy |
James Reno |
No Chief County Executive at Press Time
At press time, the following counties had not chosen their chief executive from the sitting board:
| Brevard, FL |
Merced, CA |
San Bernardino, CA |
| Cumberland, ME |
Minnehaha, SD |
San Diego, CA |
| Douglas, NE |
Morris, NJ |
Santa Clara, CA |
| Fairfax, VA |
Ocean, NJ |
Sedgwick, KS |
| Genesee, MI |
Plymouth, MA |
Sonoma, CA |
| Los Angeles, CA |
Polk, IA |
Stanislaus, CA |
| Macomb, MI |
Richland, SC |
Union, NJ |
| Maricopa, AZ |
Riverside, CA |
New Heads of Local Authorities
Since the last edition of the Municipal Yellow Book, there are 9 new chairmen for the authorities listed
in the directory. The following is a list of the new chairmen:
| Authority Jacksonville Port Authority |
New Chairman William Mason |
Former Chairman Ricardo Morales |
| Lansing Board of Water and Light |
Frank B. Lain |
Sermone M. James |
| L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
Antonio R. Villaraigosa |
Pam O’Connor |
| Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District |
Bob Berry |
Ellen Harshman |
| New York Power Authority |
Michael J. Townsend |
Frank S. McCullough, Jr. |
| Port of New Orleans |
James O. Campbell |
H. Daniel Hughes II |
| Port of Oakland |
Darlene Ayers-Johnson |
Anthony A. Bartarse, Jr. |
| Port of Tacoma |
Clare Petrich |
Richard P. Marzano |
| Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission |
Joyce Starks |
Adrienne A. Mandel |
The Summer 2009 edition of the Municipal Yellow Book will be published in June 2009.
As always, the content team of the Municipal Yellow Book extend our sincere thanks to the hundreds of
government employees who have consistently taken time out of their busy schedules to provide us
with accurate and timely information, enabling the Municipal Yellow Book to remain as current as
possible. We always welcome your comments and suggestions on improving the Municipal Yellow
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