People · Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Beverly Burger
Alderman for Ward 1 since 2005, elected by the voters of Ward 1 alone. Next on the ballot on October 23, 2029.
The seat
Ward 1.
- Seat
- Alderman, Ward 1
- Elected by
- Ward 1's voters alone
- On the board since
- 2005
- This term began
- November 11, 2025
- Last elected
- October 28, 2025: unopposed, 293 votes (unofficial)
- Next on the ballot
- October 23, 2029
- Committees
- Capital Investment
- City page
- franklintn.gov
The election commission certified the result on November 7, 2025 but has not posted the tally; the count is the unofficial one the Williamson Herald reported. Seats and terms are from the board's minutes and the city's member pages. Committee seats are the mayor's appointments of November 2025.
Jan. 13 to Oct. 13, 2026
The 2026 record.
281
Votes cast, of 288
6
Voted no
7
Not cast; 1 abstention
1
Meetings missed
Every motion counts, procedure, amendments and deferrals included, and a consent agenda counts once. Absent April 14. How we count.
2026
The board's 44 split votes, and Burger's.
| Date | What | Result | Burger | Voted no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | Consent agenda: an amendment to the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All safety plan contract | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| Jan. 13 | Annual zoning update (Ord. 2025-25): amendment to undo November's rule letting the west side of Columbia Avenue reach three stories with the board's approval | Failed 3 to 5 | No | Caesar, Burger, Brown, Potts, Baggett |
| Jan. 13 | Annual zoning update (Ord. 2025-25), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Jan. 13 | Rezoning 16.81 acres at 1211 and 1217 Liberty Pike from office to regional commerce (Ord. 2025-51), first reading | Failed 1 to 7 | No | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton, Burger, Brown, Potts, Baggett |
| Feb. 10 | Annexing 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Res. 2025-106), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Feb. 10 | Zoning the 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Ord. 2025-53), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| Feb. 24 | Motion to defer the resolution on Williamson County growth planning (Res. 2026-09) | Failed 2 to 6 | No | Caesar, Blanton, Baggett, Burger, Brown, Potts |
| Feb. 24 | Resolution affirming cooperative growth planning in Williamson County (Res. 2026-09) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Petersen |
| March 10 | Setting the agenda | Passed 5 to 1 | Yes | Baggett |
| March 10 | Consent agenda, items 9 to 14 | Passed 5 to 1 | Yes | Baggett |
| March 24 | Annexing 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Res. 2025-106), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Zoning the 79.89 acres south of Hillview Lane (Ord. 2025-53), final reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25): amendment to its title, wording and map | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin zoning (Ord. 2025-06), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Harlin development plan (Res. 2025-26): amendment rewriting the off-site road condition | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Caesar |
| March 24 | Redesign of the Liberty Pike and Mallory Lane intersection (Res. 2026-07) | Passed 5 to 3 | No | Caesar, Burger, Brown |
| April 14 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54): amendment to drop one revised line | Failed 2 to 4 | Not voting | Petersen, Caesar, Barnhill, Brown |
| April 14 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), first reading | Passed 5 to 1 | Not voting | Potts |
| April 28 | Motion to end debate on Harlin's plan of services | Passed 7 to 1 | No | Burger |
| April 28 | Harlin plan of services (Res. 2025-24) | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Petersen, Caesar |
| April 28 | Harlin annexation (Res. 2025-25), final reading | Passed 5 to 3 | Yes | Petersen, Caesar, Barnhill |
| April 28 | Harlin zoning (Ord. 2025-06), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Petersen, Caesar |
| April 28 | Harlin development plan (Res. 2025-26) | Passed 5 to 3 | Yes | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton |
| April 28 | Rules for infrastructure development districts (Ord. 2026-05), first reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | Petersen |
| April 28 | Murals at Station Pizzeria (Res. 2026-14) | Passed 6 to 2 | No | Burger, Potts |
| May 12 | Rules for infrastructure development districts (Ord. 2026-05), final reading | Passed 5 to 2 | Yes | Petersen, Barnhill |
| May 12 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), second reading | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| May 26 | Hillside overlay line at 354 Franklin Road (Ord. 2025-54), final reading | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Potts |
| June 9 | Motion to defer an annexation study requested for 79 acres on Arno Road (Res. 2026-22) | Failed 2 to 6 | Yes | Petersen, Caesar, Blanton, Barnhill, Brown, Potts |
| July 14 | Tuck Away development plan (Res. 2026-36): a sidewalk modification staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 1 | Yes | Barnhill |
| Aug. 11 | Motion to defer the Bassett development plan (Res. 2026-35) | Failed 2 to 6 | Yes | Petersen, Blanton, Barnhill, Potts, Brown, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Bassett development plan on the Goose Creek Bypass (Res. 2026-35) | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Potts, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve: plan of services for annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-48) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve: annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-47), second reading | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve zoning (Ord. 2026-17), second reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 1, which staff recommended against | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 2, which staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52): modification 3, which staff recommended against | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 11 | Poplars Reserve development plan (Res. 2026-52) | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 25 | Poplars Reserve: annexing 22.78 acres on Clovercroft Road (Res. 2026-47), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Aug. 25 | Poplars Reserve zoning (Ord. 2026-17), final reading | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Caesar, BaggettNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Sept. 8 | Motion to defer the Harpeth Village rezoning (Ord. 2025-19) to October 13 | Passed 6 to 2 | Yes | Petersen, BarnhillNames from the city's roll-call record |
| Sept. 8 | Motion to defer the e-bike and play vehicle ordinance (Ord. 2026-19) to October 13 | Passed 7 to 1 | Yes | BarnhillNames from the city's roll-call record |
Each date links to the meeting on the city's portal, with its video and minutes. Every other vote of the year was unanimous among those voting.