VOTE411 Voter Guide

The Town operates under the Council-Manager form of government. Granite Quarry’s Town Council has five members, consisting of a Mayor and four voting Council Members Council members are elected at-large in non-partisan elections to four-year staggered terms.The Mayor is the official head of the Town for the purpose of service of civil process and for ceremonial purposes. He or she presides over council meetings, is often the liaison among the Council to other political officials for advocating Council direction and goals, and may have other powers and duties as may be lawfully conferred upon him or her by the Council. The Mayor only votes to break a tie vote of the Council.The Council has the primary responsibility for establishing the general framework under which the government can meet the needs of the community and appoints a professional Town Manager to carry out Town policy and manage the Town government’s operations, departments, and personnel. The Council makes broad policy decisions, enacts town ordinances, and establishes the annual municipal levy of taxes, in all cases acting as a collective body to represent the best interest of the Town of Granite Quarry and its residents.