The mayor serves as the city's chief executive officer and is responsible for providing professional leadership in the administration and implementation of all city operations and the policies, goals and vision set forth by the Office of the Mayor and City Council.

The mayor appoints all city department heads and enforces all City of Huntsville ordinances, resolutions and orders and proposes the City of Huntsville's annual budget.

The mayor approves the financing of all City of Huntsville Operations and executes and administers contracts on behalf of the City.

Tommy Battle was born in Birmingham in 1955.

He moved to Huntsville in 1980 at the age of 24, not long after receiving a business degree from the University of Alabama.

In 1984, four short years after arriving in Huntsville, he was elected to the Huntsville City Council. In 2008, Tommy Battle's lifelong career in public service culminated when he was overwhelmingly elected to serve as our mayor. Continue »

Dr. Richard Showers, Sr., Representing District 1, was first elected to the City Council in 1988. Dr. Showers retired on July 1, 2005 from the Huntsville City Schools where he was a Career Technical Education Teacher. Continue »

Email: Richard.Showers@huntsvilleal.gov

Mark Russell, moved to Huntsville with his parents in 1973. He attended Jones Valley Elementary School, Whitesburg Middle School and Huntsville High. Mark graduated from Auburn University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. After graduation, Mark has held various positions in the electronics and defense industries and now is a Vice President of Kord C3I, a locally owned government contractor. Continue »

Email: Mark.Russell@huntsvilleal.gov

With nearly 30 years of executive experience in service to our country and more recently with the Tennessee Valley communities and businesses, John Olshefski brings his passion for progress to the Huntsville City Council. Hailing from Brunswick, Georgia, he attended The Citadel and then rose through the ranks in the United States Army holding numerous command and staff positions and retiring in 2008 as a full Colonel. Upon retirement, he was selected to enter into the Senior Executive Service for Army Materiel Command. He and his wife of 29 years, Sharon, made Huntsville, Alabama their permanent home. Continue »

Email: John.Olshefski@huntsvilleal.gov

Bill Kling, Jr., was born and raised in Huntsville. He was elected to the Huntsville Board of Education in 1984, elected to the city council in 1988, and re-elected since. Mr. Kling was twice elected city council president. Mr. Kling received a B.S. degree in Mass Media Communications and Public Administration from the University of Alabama and a M.S. degree in Urban studies from Alabama A&M University. Continue »

Email: Bill.Kling@huntsvilleal.gov

Will Culver was appointed Chief Magistrate with City of Hunstville Municipal Court in February 1997 and served in that capacity until May, 2008. Prior to working with the court, Will served as a Huntsville Police Officer where he worked first, second, and third shift patrol. He went on to become one of the first Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officers (D.A.R.E.) in the State of Alabama and was instrumental in helping to train and certify other law enforcement agencies throughout the southern portion of the United States who sought to implement the D.A.R.E. Program in their communities. Continue »

Email: Will.Culver@huntsvilleal.gov