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Municipal Officials

Title Name
Mayor Daniel J. Rickenmann
Councilmember Tyler D. Bailey
Councilmember Will Brennan
Councilmember Peter Brown
Councilmember Aditi Bussells
Councilmember Tina Herbert
Councilmember Edward H. McDowell Jr.

Key Personnel

Title Name
Manager/Administrator Teresa Wilson
Asst. Manager/Administrator Pamela R. Benjamin
Asst. Manager/Administrator Melissa Gentry
Asst. Manager/Administrator Jeff Palen
Asst. Manager/Administrator Clint Edward Shealy
Asst. Manager/Administrator Henry M. Simons
Building Official Todd F. Beiers
Business Licensing Dir Angela Tarrant
Chief Judge Jessica R. Mangum
Clerk/Treasurer Erika D. Hammond
Comm/Econ Dir Ryan T. Coleman
Comm/Econ Dir Felicia C. Kilgore
Finance Dir Kristine Githara
Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins
Human Resource Dir Tiniece Javis
Information Technology Dir Sylvia White
Parks/Recreation Dir Randy Davis
Planning Dir Krista Hampton
Police Chief William Holbrook
Public Information Dir Leshia Utsey
Public Works Dir Robert A. Anderson
Purchasing Dir Shannon Lizewski
Risk Manager Chip Timmons
Treasurer Jessica Barlow
Utilities Dir Frank Eskridge

State Legislators

Title Name
SC Senator
Richard A. "Dick" Harpootlian
SC Senator
Tameika Tameika Isaac Devine
SC Senator
Darrell Jackson
SC Senator
J. Thomas McElveen III
SC Senator
Mia S. McLeod
SC Senator
Nikki G. Nikki Setzler
SC Representative
Nathan Ballentine
SC Representative
Heather Bauer
SC Representative
Beth E. Bernstein
SC Representative
Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV
SC Representative
Kambrell H. Garvin
SC Representative
Christopher R. "Chris" Hart
SC Representative
Leon Howard
SC Representative
Jermaine L. Johnson Sr.
SC Representative
John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
SC Representative
Seth Rose
SC Representative
J. Todd Rutherford
SC Representative
Ivory Torrey Thigpen
SC Representative
Chris Wooten
Street Address

1737 Main St
Columbia, SC 29201-2819
United States

Mailing Address

PO BOX 147
Columbia, SC 29202-0147
United States

Phone Number
Fax Number
City Hall Hours
M-F 8:30-5
Regular Council Meeting Date
1st & 3rd Tue
Population
136,632
County
Lexington County
County
Richland County
Planning District
Central Midlands Council of Governments
Form of Government
Council-Manager
Election Date
1st Tuesday after 1st Monday in November of odd years
Election Method
Nonpartisan
Method of Representation
Combination single member and at large
Full-Time Employees
2,100
Fiscal Year Start
July