Berkley City Council and Mayors First Meeting: May 31, 1932
1st Commission - 1932 Mayor:
Charles H. Williams – resigned Jan. 30, 1933 Ralph Cuyler – appointed Jan. 30, 1933
Commissioners:
Fred Beneway Ernest Baldwin Duncan McDonald Lucius Patchin John Semann John Thomson
2nd Commission - 1933 Mayor:
Ralph Cuyler
Commissioners:
Fred Beneway Ernest Baldwin Joseph Bassett Duncan McDonald John Semann John Thomson
3rd Commission – 1934 Mayor:
Ernest Baldwin
Commissioners:
Joseph Bassett William Duncan Donald Fraser Cort Kerr Elbert Lilly Russell Smith
4th Commission – 1936 Mayor: Commissioners:
Ernest Baldwin Raymond Baker – appointed Nov. 18, 1937 William Duncan Donald Fraser Cort Kerr Walter Palmer – resigns Nov. 18, 1937 Lucius Patchin Allan York
5th Commission – 1938 Mayor:
Ernest Baldwin
Commissioners:
Raymond Baker William Duncan Donald Fraser Frank Grober Cort Kerr Harry Parkyn
6th Commission – 1940 Mayor:
Ernest Baldwin
Commissioners:
Raymond Baker – resigned May 15, 1941 Frank Grober – removed due to absences – June 1, 1942 Raymond Kleinschmidt Clyde Miller – appointed June 1, 1942 James Randolph – temporary appointment May 28, 1941 Jesse Schooley Russell Smith Bruce Trace William Vallance – elected Nov. 10, 1941
7th Commission – 1942 Mayor:
Ernest Baldwin
Commissioners:
William Boyle – elected Nov. 8, 1943 Webster Buell – elected 11/8/43, resigned 5/1/44 William Duncan Donald Fraser – appt April 22, 1943, didn’t run in ‘43 Raymond Kleinschmidt Stanley Lach – appointed May 1, 1944 Clyde Miller Jesse Schooley – resigned April 22, 1943 Russell Smith – died before Aug 8, 1944 meeting William Vallance – lost election of ‘43
City Commission becomes City Council – Dec. 1944 1st Council – 1944 Mayor:
Mahlon MacGregor
Councilmembers:
Lawrence Black – appointed Oct. 6, 1946 William Boyle – resigned July 10, 1946 Robert Hurley Harold Johnston William Morin – appointed Aug. 7, 1946 Philip Newell – resigned Sept. 18, 1946 Glenn Stewart William Willer
2nd Council – April 1947 Mayor:
Mahlon MacGregor
Councilmembers:
Lawrence Black Donald Bullard Robert Hurley Donald McPherson Glenn Stewart William Willer
3rd Council – April 1949 Mayor:
Lawrence Black
Councilmembers:
Kenneth Beer Donald Bullard Donald McPherson Edward Sawyer – appointed Oct. 6, 1949 Glenn Stewart – resigned Aug. 8, 1950 William Willer John Whittaker – resigned Sept. 8, 1949 Harvey VanBuhler – appointed Sept. 6, 1950
4th Council – April 1951 Mayor:
Donald McPherson
Councilmembers:
Kenneth Beer Lawrence Black – resigned Aug. 27, 1951 James Maguire Blanche McDonough * First Woman Edward Sawyer Harvey VanBuhler Lawrence Widmayer – appointed Sept. 24, 1951
5th Council – April 1953 Mayor:
Donald McPherson – resigned Oct. 26, 1953 Harvey VanBuhler – appointed Nov. 23, 1953
Councilmembers:
Kenneth Beer – resigned Sept. 14, 1953 William Judy – appointed Oct. 12, 1953 James Maguire Blanche McDonough Donald McPherson – appointed Dec. 21, 1953 George Scanlan Harvey VanBuhler –became mayor Lawrence Widmayer
6th Council – April 1955 Mayor:
William Judy
Councilmembers:
Kenneth Beer – appointed Jan. 28, 1956 William Duncan John Huhn Blanche McDonough – resigned June 1, 1956 Clarence MacDonald – appointed June 29, 1956 Donald McPherson – resigned Jan. 14, 1956 George Scanlon Lawrence Widmayer
7th Council – April 1957 Mayor:
Donald McPherson
Councilmembers:
Gordon Barkell – appointed Feb. 5, 1959 William Duncan John Huhn George Kuhn – resigned Jan. 12, 1959 Clarence MacDonald Kenneth Roth Lawrence Widmayer
8th Council – April 1959 Mayor:
George Kuhn
Councilmembers:
William Duncan John Huhn Clarence MacDonald Kenneth Roth Ralph Schwartz Kenneth Thompson
9th Council – April 1961 Mayor:
George Kuhn
Councilmembers:
Russell Cameron – appointed March 12, 1962 William Duncan – appointed July 5, 1962 John Huhn Clayton Johnson Clarence MacDonald Kenneth Roth – resigned June 18, 1962 Ralph Schwartz – resigned Feb. 12, 1962 Kenneth Thompson
10th Council – April 1963 Mayor:
George Kuhn
Councilmembers:
William Duncan John Huhn Clayton Johnson Ruth Julian * Second Woman Clarence Macdonald Kenneth Thompson
11th Council – April 1965 Mayor:
George Kuhn – resigned April 29, 1966 William Judy – appointed May 23, 1965
Councilmembers:
James Brennan William Duncan John Huhn William Judy – appointed May 24, 1965, became mayor Ruth Julian – resigned May 3, 1965 Walter Paholak – appointed June 1, 1966 Kenneth Roth Gerald Vogt
12th Council – April 1967 Mayor:
William Judy
Councilmembers:
James Brennan – resigned Dec. 31, 1968 Daniel Marquis Walter Paholak Kenneth Roth Jose Santiago Helen Titus – appointed Feb. 3, 1969 Gerald Vogt
13th Council – April 1969 Mayor:
Kenneth Roth
Councilmembers:
Nolan Bird Thomas Guirey Daniel Marquis Walter Paholak Jose Santiago Gerald Vogt
14th Council – Nov 1971 Mayor:
Kenneth Roth
Councilmembers:
Robert Best – appointed May 7, 1973 Edward Biegan Nolan Bird – resigned April 16, 1973 Otho Corsaut III Thomas Guirey Jose Santiago Gerald Vogt
15th Council – 1973 Mayor:
Kenneth Roth – resigned Dec. 31, 1974 Robert Eck – appointed Jan 6, 1975
Councilmembers:
Robert Best Edward Biegan – resigned Oct. 21, 1974 Robert Eck – becomes mayor Thomas Guirey Ronald Norman – appointed Nov 18, 1974 Fred Restum – appointed Oct 21, 1974 Jose Santiago – resigned Oct 7, 1974 C.E. Tomaszewski – appointed Jan. 6, 1975 Robert Wheelock
16th Council – 1975 Mayor:
Robert Eck
Councilmembers:
Robert Best Thomas Guirey Ronald Norman Fred Restum C.E. Tomaszewski Robert Wheelock
17th Council – 1977 Mayor:
Robert Eck
Councilmembers:
Robert Best Thomas Guirey Ronald Norman Fred Restum C.E. Tomaszewski Robert Wheelock
18th Council – 1979 Mayor:
Robert Eck
Councilmembers:
Robert Best – resigned Aug. 24, 1981 John Cassise Thomas Guirey – resigned Jan 28, 1980, reappt 9/21/81 James Lagowski – appointed 2/25/80, resigned 4/29/81 Ronald Norman Fred Restum Keith Till – appointed May 4, 1981 Robert Wheelock
19th Council – 1981 Mayor:
Robert Eck
Councilmembers:
James Aubry – appointed June 6, 1983 John Cassise Nelson Fabian – resigned May 2, 1983 Timothy Murphy Ronald Norman Fred Restum Robert Wheelock
20th Council – 1983 Mayor:
Ronald Norman
Councilmembers:
James Aubry John Cassise Jerold Durst Angus McPherson – appointed Jan. 28, 1985 Timothy Murphy William Sauer Robert Wheelock – resigned Jan. 7, 1985
21st Council – 1985 Mayor:
Ronald Norman
Councilmembers:
James Aubry – resigned July 8, 1986 John Cassise Jerold Durst Eugene Haire – appointed Aug. 18, 1986 Mary Kane Angus McPherson – resigned Jan. 1, 1987 William Sauer Gerald Stucky – appointed Jan 19, 1987
22nd Council – 1987 Mayor:
John Cassise
Councilmembers: Ralph Conklin Alan Craddock Jerold Durst Mary Kane – resigned Dec. 31, 1988 Jane Lancaster Fred Restum – appointed Jan. 30, 1989 Jack Udebrock
23rd Council – 1989 Mayor:
John Cassise
Councilmembers:
Ralph Conklin Jerold Durst Maybelle Fraser Jane Lancaster Angus McPherson Michael Rappaport
24th Council – 1991 Mayor:
Jerold Durst
Councilmember:
Ralph Conklin Maybelle Fraser Eugene Haire Neil Jordan Angus McPherson Michael Rappaport
25th Council – 1993 Mayor:
Jerold Durst
Councilmembers:
Scott Anderson – resigned May 2, 1995 Violet Baldwin Daniel Benton – appointed May 2, 1995 Ralph Conklin Eugene Haire Neil Jordan Angus McPherson
26th Council – 1995 Mayor:
Maybelle Fraser
Councilmember:
Anthony Agbay Violet Baldwin Daniel Benton Angus McPherson Ronald Meyer John Mark Mooney
27th Council – 1997 Mayor:
John Mark Mooney
Councilmembers:
Anthony Agbay Fred Collins Holly Martin Ronald Meyer David Mills – appt 12/15/97, Mooney vacancy Eileen Steadman
28th Council – 1999 Mayor:
John Mark Mooney
Councilmembers:
Robert Bailey Daniel Benton Fred Collins Holly Martin Eileen Steadman Marilyn Stephan
29th Council – 2001 Mayor:
John Mark Mooney
Councilmembers:
Robert Bailey Daniel Benton Fred Collins Holly Martin Eileen Steadman Marilyn Stephan
30th Council – 2003 Mayor:
John Mark Mooney
Councilmembers:
Daniel Benton Fred Collins Holly Martin Michael Matthews-Pennanen Eileen Steadman Marilyn Stephan
31st Council – 2005 Mayor:
Marilyn Stephan
Councilmembers:
Daniel Benton Dale GoodCourage Holly Martin – appointed April 16, 2007 Michael Matthews-Pennanen Phil O’Dwyer Kurt Sladick – resigned April 16, 2007 Eileen Steadman – appt 12/5/05, Stephan vacancy
32nd Council – 2007 Mayor:
Marilyn Stephan
Councilmembers:
Daniel Benton Dale GoodCourage Michael Matthews-Pennanen Phil O’Dwyer Eileen Steadman Daniel Terbrack
33rd Council – 2009 Mayor:
Marilyn Stephan
Councilmembers:
Steve Baker Dan Benton (resigned November 21, 2011) Phil O’Dwyer Lisa Platt Auensen Eileen Steadman Daniel Terbrack
34th Council – 2011 Mayor:
Phil O’Dwyer
Councilmembers:
Steve Baker Jack Blanchard (appointed December 5, 2011) Alan H. Kideckel Lisa Platt Auensen Eileen Steadman Daniel Terbrack
