Mayor and City Council

The City of Spartanburg operates under a Council-Manager form of government. There is a Mayor and six Council Members who serve four-year staggered terms. The Mayor is elected at-large and council represents single member districts. The Mayor serves as the principal spokesperson and representative of the City and is the presiding officer at Council meetings. 

The Mayor is a member of Council and has one vote - no veto power. City Council is the legislative body of the City and adopts City Ordinances and amends them as needed. Council also determines what City taxes shall be levied and how funds are spent. The Mayor and Council appoint the City Manager.

Regular meetings of the City Council are held the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5:30 pm in Council Chambers on the upper level of City Hall, 145 West Broad Street. All meetings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend. 

Anyone wishing to address City Council should contact the City Manager's office. (864-596-2026)

MAYOR
Mayor William Barnet III 
was sworn into office January 7th, 2002 and again January 9, 2006 for his second term. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Barnet & Son Inc. He is a respected business leader and philanthropist. 

Term: 1/2002 - 1/2010
Mailing Address: 516 Sherwood Circle - Spartanburg, SC 29302

DISTRICT ONE
Joe D. Spigner
took the oath of office January 5, 2004 and was re-elected to office January, 2008. Spigner represents Council District One and is currently a District Sales Manager with Kimball Midwest.

Term: 1/2008 - 1/2012
Mailing Address: 102 Fieldstone Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29301


District One Map




DISTRICT TWO
Renee Cariveau 
was sworn into office January 5, 2004 and represents Council District Two.
She is a business and community consultant.

Term: 1/2004 - 1/2008
Mailing Address: 1004 Glendalyn Circle
Spartanburg, SC 29302



District Two Map

DISTRICT THREE
Robert Reeder
represents Council District Three. He was elected to office in November 1999. He is an employee trainer with Milliken & Co. Reeder was re-elected to office for a second term January 5, 2004.

Term: 1/2004 - 1/2008
Mailing Address: 128 Lincoln Dr. Spartanburg, SC 29306


District Three Map




DISTRICT FOUR
Junie White
was elected to the Council in November 2005 and took the oath of office January 9, 2006 representing Council District Four. Councilmember White is a fifty-five year community vetran who also served in the Navy from 1957 -1961. Originally from Gaffney, he worked for Life of Virginia Insurance Company until opening his own business, White's Exxon, in 1979.

Term: 1/2006 - 1/2010
Mailing Address:591 Otis Blvd.,Spartanburg,S.C. 29302

District Four Map

DISTRICT FIVE
Kenneth D. Smith II
has lived in Baltimore, Maryland, and Boca Raton, Florida. He eventually relocated to Spartanburg. Councilmember Smith is an eight-year decorated Navy veteran and an ordained Associate Pastor at Mount Moriah's Family Life Complex and Chapel as of 2002. He is also furthering his education at USC Upstate studying Nonprofit Administration.

Term: 1/2006 - 1/2010
Mailing Address: 136 Overbrook Circle, Spartanburg, S.C. 29306
District Five Map

DISTRICT SIX
Linda Dogan 
Represents Council District Six. She has served on the Council since January 1994 and was re-elected to her fourth term in November 2005. She is a Graphics Coordinator for the Spartanburg County Planning Department. 

Term: 1/ 2002 - 1/ 2010
Mailing Address: 155 W. Centennial
Spartanburg, SC 29303


District Six Map