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About City Council Council meetings are held at the times listed below, except when rescheduled due to holidays. Regular Meetings are held the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Work Sessions will be scheduled as needed. Meetings are open to the public and are held in the Council Chambers of the Charles T. Yancey Municipal Building, 503 West Main Street, Waynesboro, VA. Council meetings are televised live on the Government Access Channel. Recorded meetings are then shown each day at 9:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m., and 2:00 a.m. on Channel 7. City Council Members Below are the names, addresses, phone numbers and terms of current members from left to right: J. Freeman T. Williams F. Lucente M. Harris B. Allen Clerk Name: Jeffrey S. Freeman Address: 136 James Avenue, Waynesboro Ward: Ward C Phone: 540-476-3264 Email: jfcitycouncil@gmail.com Term Expires: June 30, 2014 Elected to City Council in 2010. Mr. Freeman is a lifelong resident of Waynesboro. He graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1975. He continued his education at Lynchburg College, and graduated in 1979 with a double major in Health and Physical Education and Recreation. Mr. Freeman was a referree and umpired high school and college basketball and baseball for 32 years. Name: Timothy D. Williams Address: 418 Dinwiddie Ave. Waynesboro, VA 22980 Ward: A Phone: 540-942-3471 Email: williamstd@ci.waynesboro.va.us Term Expires: 06/30/2012 Elected to City Council in 2004. Mr. Williams served as Mayor from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010. He attended Blue Ridge Community College and Tidewater Community College and is self-employed as the owner of Choice Meats. Name: Frank S. Lucente, Mayor Address: 2125 Pickett Road Waynesboro, VA 22980 Ward: At Large Phone: 540-949-6186 Email: flucente@ntelos.net Term Expires: 06/30/2012 Appointed to City Council on April 25, 2005, to fill the unexpired term of his predecessor. Elected to Council in 2008, served as Vice Mayor from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2010. Mr. Lucente was elected Mayor July 1, 2010. Mr. Lucente received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Fairmont State College in Fairmont, West Virginia, and a Master’s degree in both Business Administration and Guidance and Counseling from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He is self-employed and the President of Sam’s Hotdogs, Inc. Name: Michael E. Harris Address: 836 S. Ellison Lane, Waynesboro Ward: Ward D Phone: 540-569-6612 Email: Mikevsp79@gmail.com Term Expires: June 30, 2014 Elected to Council in July, 2010. Mr. Harris has extensive knowledge and experience in law enforcement, security, and veteran’s affairs, receiving education from the University of Louisville, the Commonwealth Management Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, Blue Ridge Community College, and the Virginia State Police Academy. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including Police Officer of the Year and eight-three (83) commendations for performance of duty. He has held various offices with the American Legion and the Civil Air Patrol. He is also a commercial pilot. Name: Bruce E. Allen, Vice Mayor Address: 333 Shore Road Waynesboro, VA 22980 Ward: B Phone: 540-451-0217 Email: allenb@ci.waynesboro.va.us Term Expires: 06/30/2012 Elected to City Council in 2008. Mr. Allen was elected Vice Mayor July 1, 2010. Mr. Allen graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1971. He attended Blue Ridge Community College, graduated Central Shenandoah Criminal Justice Training Center, 1974 and again 1986. Mr. Allen retired from the Waynesboro City Sheriff’s Department in 2004. He is currently employed as Property Manager for River Town LC, and Good Faith LLC. Name: Julia Bortle Phone: 540-942-6669 Email: bortleje@ci.waynesboro.va.us Appointed to City Council on August 6, 2007. Ms. Bortle graduated with a Bachelors Degree from Adelphi University in 1993 and an Associates Degree from the State University of New York in June 1982. Working in both the private and public sectors, she attained the degree of Certified Municipal Clerk in October 2009.