Monroe, North Carolina

City Council meets

2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM (strategic planning meeting at 4:30 PM)

Meeting location

City Hall, 300 W. Crowell Street, Monroe, NC 28112

City Clerk

Bridgette Robinson, City Clerk (since 2007) · (704) 282-4502 · brobinson@monroenc.org · Monroe City Hall, 300 W. Crowell Street, Monroe, NC 28112

Agendas posted at

https://www.monroenc.org/AgendaCenter

City Manager / Mayor

City Manager Mark Watson (since Mar. 2023) is the operational executive (Council-Manager government) · (704) 282-4500; Mayor Robert Burns (elected Nov. 2023 after a tie decided by coin toss; censured by the Council in July 2024 and given a symbolic 5-2 no-confidence vote in July 2025; not seeking re-election, and his term runs to Dec. 2026 after a state law moved Monroe's elections to even years — the Nov. 3, 2026 election is pending) presides over the City Council

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