Meet the City's Elected Officials

The City has a home-rule City Manager-Council form of government. The elected body is made up of a Mayor and five council members who are elected on an “at-large” basis by the community. The Mayor is elected for a three-year term while Council Members are all elected for staggered two-year terms. Your City Council meets every second and fourth Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Special Called meetings, Workshops and/or Public Hearings are scheduled, as necessary, with the approval of the Mayor.

The Mayor presides at council meetings and is the Chief Executive Officer of the City. The City Manager is in charge of administering the City’s daily activities, advising and assisting City Council, and representing the City’s interests with other levels and agencies of government, business interests and the community at large. The City Council is responsible for appointing the City Secretary, City Treasurer, Municipal Judge(s) and Chief of Police.

Robert K. Nelson

Mayor Robert K. Nelson is our newly elected Mayor. He began his term on June 13, 2019. Mayor Nelson has been a resident of Bay City since 1993 after moving here from New Jersey in 1990 and spending a short time in Lake Jackson. His previous career was with LyondellBasell and Celanese. Having lived here for many years and seeing a need for improvement he decided to run for office to use his education, experience and passion to help the City of Bay City unite and nurture economic and personal development.

His mission is to unite and collaborate with the citizens of Bay City to foster significant relationships in order to move Bay City forward. Together we will improve our streets, housing, and aesthetics of the city as well as the traffic flow. He will initiate neighborhood town hall meetings to discuss issues and receive feedback from the residents. It is important to listen to and know what the citizen’s aspirations are for their city.  Click Here to Contact the Mayor's Office         

Mayor Robert K. Nelson
rnelson@cityofbaycity.org
Phone: 979-245-2137                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Brad Westmoreland - Position 3

Councilman: Brad Westmoreland

bwestmoreland@cityofbaycity.org
979-245-2137