CITY OF EFFINGHAM CITY COUNCIL

For more information on individuals who are your Effingham City Council, please click on thier link below for their biographical information.

Mayor Merv Gillenwater - front row center
Commisioner Don Althoff - front row right
Commissioner Brian Milleville - front row left
Commissioner Alan Harris - back row right
Commissioner Matt Hirtzel - back row left.

The City of Effingham is a non-home rule unit which operates under a commission form of government. The City Council is comprised of the Mayor and four Commissioners who are elected for four-year terms. All employees, as are necessary to the proper functioning of the City, shall be appointed by the City Administrator, except that the Director of Public Works, Economic Development Director, Director of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, Chief of the City of Effingham Fire Department, Chief of the City of Effingham Police Department, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Emergency Management Coordinator, and the City Attorney shall be appointed by the City Administrator, with the advice and consent of the Mayor and City Council; provided, however, that the City Administrator may not appoint those city officers which are by applicable law required to be appointed by the Mayor and/or City Council or those employees which are applicable law required to be appointed by the City of Effingham Board of Fire and Police Commission.

The City Council meets formally on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m.