City Council

Royston's City Council consists of six members:

• Councilman Kenneth Roach
• Councilman Keith Turman
• Councilman Wayne Braswell
• Councilman Lee Strickland
• Councilman Larry Bowen
• Councilman Matt Fields

Six council members are elected to serve four-year overlapping terms. As required by the City Charter, qualified candidates for City Council must be 21 years of age and a resident of the City for 12 months immediately prior to the date of the election of members of the City Council. It is the duty of City Council to set policies for the operation of the city, to approve annual budgets, to set millage rates for property taxes, to adopt ordinances and to act on rezoning  and annexation requests. Regular Council Meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall, 684 Franklin Springs Street, Royston. Work sessions or called meetings are convened on an as-needed basis.

Committees:

Water, Sewer & Building Permits

Matt Fields (Chair)
Larry Bowen

Street, Sanitation & Shop

Larry Bowen (Chair)
Kenneth Roach

Personnel, Budget, Finance, Taxes & Business Licenses

Keith Turman (Chair)
Wayne Braswell

Police, Library & City Hall

Wayne Braswell (Chair)
Lee Strickland

Natural Gas, Cemetery & Industry

Lee Strickland (Chair)
Keith Turman

Fire, Zoning, Parks & Recreation

Kenneth Roach (Chair)
Matt Fields

Mainstreet & DDA

Larry Bowen (Chair)
Kenneth Roach

You may learn more about each Council member or contact them by visiting their page above or by calling City Hall at (706) 245-7232.