About
Bruce Fraley serves as the City of Berea’s mayor. He was a member of the Berea City Council from January 2017 through December 2018. The City of Berea’s mayoral position is part-time, with a full-time city administrator.
The City of Berea operates under a Mayor-City Council form of Government. Under this form of government the people of Berea elect a Mayor and eight (8) council members, who together, make up the Berea City Council, which possesses the legislative and executive powers of the city. Administrative powers are vested in the City Administrator who is appointed by a majority vote of the City Council for an indefinite term.
The Mayor presides over all meetings, calls special meetings, and executes all bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations authorized by the board. Berea’s City Administrator is the chief administrative officer of the city and exercises the executive powers and functions delegated by ordinance and statute.
The Mayor and eight council members are elected by the citizens to act as their representatives in all legislative matters. Their primary duties are to enact ordinances and make polices that are for the ultimate good of the community as a whole. The mayor is elected for a four-year term and the Council members are elected for two-year terms.