Mayor and City Council

The Farmington Hills City Council is made up of seven members -- all directly elected by the voters. Council members serve staggered four-year terms and the Mayor serves a two-year term. The Mayor is limited by City Charter to two two-year terms. The Mayor Pro Tem, who serves in the Mayor’s absence, is chosen by the Council members.

The Mayor and City Council members serve part-time. Under our City Council/Manager form of government, the City Council is responsible for policy-making, while the City Manager, who is appointed by City Council, is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the City. When the City Council makes a decision on an ordinance or policy, the City Manager is responsible for implementing it.

The public is invited to attend all meetings of the Farmington Hills City Council. Meetings are generally held on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at Farmington Hills City Hall, 31555 W. Eleven Mile, just west of Orchard Lake Road. Regular meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are also broadcast live on cable Spectrum Channel 203 and AT&T Channel 99, in addition to the City’s YouTube channel. Regular meetings may be preceded by a study session.  City Council Annual Meeting Calendar - July through December 2024

Agendas are available at the City Clerk’s Office prior to meetings and in the Council Chamber the night of the meeting. Business of the Council is conducted in the following order:

• Call Meeting to Order
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Roll Call
• Approval of Agenda
• Announcements/Presentations from City Boards, Commissions, and Public Officials
• Correspondence
• Consent Agenda
• Consent Agenda Items for Discussion
• Council Members’ Comments & Announcements
• City Manager Update
• Public Hearings
• Unfinished Business
• New Business
• City Manager Reports
• Additions to Agenda
• Public Comments
• City Attorney Report (first meeting of the month)
• Adjournment

Members of the public who wish to speak at a City Council meeting must complete a blue Public Participation Registration form, available in the boxes located at the entrance to the Council Chamber, and provide it to the City Clerk. At the appropriate time, the Mayor will call those who have completed the forms. The Mayor will decide the order in which to recognize and call speakers to the podium and may call City residents and property owners ahead of others. Each speaker will have a maximum of three (3) minutes to address Council.


Mayor & City Council
City of Farmington Hills
31555 W. Eleven Mile
Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1165