City of Vidor - City Government
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History of Vidor

2005

Mayor, Joe Hopkins

City Manager, Ricky Jorgensen

City Council Member, Ward 1, Don Eicher

City Council Member, Ward 2, Michael Decker

City Council Member, Ward 3, Mike Harris

City Council Member, Ward 4/Secretary, Lanny Brown

City Council Member, Ward 5, Dale Madeley

City Council Member, Ward 6, Ray Long

City Attorney, Guy N. Goodson

City Secretary, Rhonda Haskins



1990

Mayor, Larry Hunter

City Manager, Jeanis Curtis

City Council Members: Rachel Chandler, Malcolm Chesser, Douglas Jones, Lamech Wright, Robert Lakey

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1980

Mayor, Honorable A. L. Briggs

Judge, Honorable Rodney Price

Councilmen: Archie B. Smith, E. G. Hodge, Texas M. Call, W. B. Blanchard, LeRoy Cash, Will Brucia

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Jenny Norris

Fire Chief, W. J. Gier II

Superintendent of Schools, Robert Hawes

Public Library; Betty Parrish, Head Librarian

Dog Warden, John Levitt

City Clerk, Robert T. McDaniel

Court Clerk, Rosalie R. Bean

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1978

Mayor, Honorable Robert C. Watts

Judge, Honorable Jefferson D. Green

Councilmen: Archie B. Smith, E. G. Hodge, Texas M. Call, W. B. Blanchard, C. E. Scott, Will Brucia

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Jenny Norris

Fire Chief, W. J. Gier II

Superintendent of Schools, Hosea J. Cothern

Public Library; Betty Parrish, Head Librarian

Sanitation Department, Quincy O Stephenson

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1976

Mayor, Honorable Robert C. Watts

Judge, Honorable Joe Bunn

Councilmen: Archie B. Smith, E. G. Hodge, Texas M. Call, Pat Patterson, LeRoy Cash, Will Brucia

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Jenny Norris

Fire Chief, W. J. Davis

Superintendent of Schools, Hosea J. Cothern

Public Library, Mrs. Fred Andreason in charge

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1974

Mayor, Honorable Robert C. Watts

Judge, Honorable Joe Bunn

Councilmen: Floyd K. Bryan, E. G. Hodge, Texas M. Call, Pat Patterson, LeRoy Cash, Gordon Wylie

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Jenny Norris

Police Chief, Walter A. Billingsley

Fire Chief, W. J. Davis

Superintendent of Schools, Hosea J. Cothern

Public Library, Mrs. Fred Andreason in charge

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1972

Mayor, [Robert C. Watts]

Judge, Honorable Joe Bunn

Councilmen: Floyd K. Bryan, Robert C. Watts, Ronnie Muckelrath, Eug[ene] C. Scott, Will Brucia, Joe E. Powell

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Loretta Willie

Police Chief, Walter A. Billingsley

Fire Chief, W. J. Davis

Superintendent of Schools, Hosea J. Cothern

City Attorney, Jerry L. Hatton



1970

Mayor, Julian P. Greer

Judge, Honorable Joe Bunn

Councilmen: Floyd K. Bryan, Mrs. Leona Farmer, Pierre Meaux, Eug[ene] Inzer, Murphy Sarver, W. D. Sistrunk

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Alice DeWitt

Police Chief, Carson N. Parks

Fire Chief, Doug Davis

Building Inspector, Homer Clower

Superintendent of Schools, Allison L. Koonce

City Attorney, Ernest L. Sample



1967

Mayor, Luther P. Clark

Judge, Honorable Joe Bunn

Councilmen: Floyd K. Bryan, Jesse L. Farmer, Marvin L. Hodge, Murphy Sarver, W. D. Sistrunk

Tax Assessor & Collector/City Secretary, Mrs. Margie Cropper

Police Chief, Walter A. Billingsley

Fire Chief, Emory G. Kerr

Superintendent of Schools, Allison L. Koonce

City Attorney, Ernest L. Sample



1964

Mayor, Wayne Stevenson

Judge, O Woodrow Wilson

Tax Assessor & Collector, Mrs. Pattie Brown

Police Chief, Clarence E. Scott

Fire Chief, E. G. Kerr

Superintendent of Schools, Leslie L. Mathews

City Attorney, B. E. Wharton



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