Administration

ELECTED OFFICIALS

The City of Cumming is a municipal corporation duly organized in the State of Georgia. It is governed by a Mayor and a five-member Council who are elected city-wide by Post, each serving 4-year terms. Municipal elections are held on a staggered schedule every two years with the offices of Mayor and Council Posts 1 and 2 being held together and Council Posts 3, 4 and 5 being held together.

The Town of Cumming was first charted by the State of Georgia in 1834, and in 1845 a second charter was issued designating The City of Cumming as Mayor and Council form of government. Click here for the City of Cumming Charter and Code of Ordinances.

The Mayor and City Council hold monthly Work Sessions and Regular Meetings at Cumming City Hall, 100 Main Street. Work Sessions are held every 1st Tuesday of the month in Gallery B (Second Floor) and Regular Meetings are held every 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Council Chambers (Third Floor). All Work Sessions and Regular Meetings begin at 6 p.m. and are open to the public.  

Cumming City Center

The Cumming City Center is the vision of Mayor Troy Brumbalow, who heavily promoted the idea of creating the Center during his 2017 mayoral campaign in order to bring back some of the small-town charm that had been lost in downtown Cumming over the years, while establishing a new community gathering place. He immediately  went to work to make the project a reality after he was sworn into office in January of 2018. Ground was broken on the City Center site, 75 acres located between Canton Highway and Sawnee Drive to the west of downtown Cumming, in August of 2019. The Center’s business tenants began opening in spring of 2023. Click here for more information about the Cumming City Center or visit the Center’s website at www.cummingcitycenter.com.

Administration

City Administrator manages the daily operations of the city, executes the policies set forth by the Mayor and Council and oversees the heads of all the city departments.  Those departments are:

1. Administration
   1. 1. City of Clerk’s Office/Accounting
      2. Human Resources
      3. Public Information
      4. Cumming City Center (Under DDA)
2. Utilities
   1. 1. Water Production
      2. Water Distribution
      3. Water Pollution Control
      4. Utilities Billing
3. Cumming Fairgrounds
4. Planning and Zoning
5. Police
   1. 1. Castleberry Community Building
6. Municipal Court
7. Recreation and Parks
8. Aquatic Center
9. Streets

City Hall

The first city hall was a small building located on the northeast corner of the courthouse grounds, near the historic bandstand. During the early years, it served mainly as a Police and Fire station. In 1974, a new city hall was built at 301 Veterans Memorial Blvd. the facility that now houses the Cumming Police Department.

In 2002, debt free upon completion, the current City Hall located at 100 Main Street opened its doors to the public.

Due to the frugal financial management of the City of Cumming and by order of the Mayor and Council, there have been no city property taxes excised since 1986.

You may contact the Mayor and Council at the following address or via their individual email addresses:

City of Cumming
100 Main Street
Cumming, Ga.  30040
(770)781-2010

Public Information

The City of Cumming’s Public Information Division was established in early 2015 with the purpose of providing timely and accurate information to the public, city employees, and members of other governmental entities, as needed.

The Public Information Division works to promote city services, amenities, meetings, and events through a range of communications tools such as the city’s website, promotional materials, and media notifications.

The division also oversees all Open Records Act Requests received by the City of Cumming. Crystal Ledford, Public Information Assistant, is the city’s designated Records Officer, as of city council approval in February 2015. All Open Records Requests should be submitted to her at cledford@cityofcumming.net or by calling (770) 781-2010. Please note: Cumming Police Department Open Records Requests can be submitted directly to the Police Department at records@cummingpd.net or by calling (770) 781-2000, Option 3.

Click here to view the City of Cumming’s Code of Ordinances.