MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION

From left to right:
Commissioner Phil Riddick, District 5; Commissioner Steve Haraway, District 2; Commissioner Violet Edwards, District 6; Chairman Mac McCutcheon; Commissioner Tom Brandon, District 1; Commissioner Craig Hill, District 3; Commissioner Phil Vandiver, District 4

ABOUT MADISON COUNTY

Madison County is Alabama's third most populated county with a per capita income second only to Shelby County, Alabama. Madison County is located in the heart of the Tennessee Valley. Our neighbor to the north is Tennessee. We are approximately a 100 miles directly south of Nashville. To the west and east, we are equal distance from Mississippi and Georgia. The county includes 806 square miles ranging from the southernmost ridges of the Appalachians to the Tennessee River. If you are unfamiliar with our County, please see the detailed map with county commission districts and municipalities to help you orient yourself. Demographics about the county are also available, along with a brief county history.

The governing body of the county, an elected board, was developed from an administrative court established by law in 1821, shortly after Alabama's admission into the Union (1819). The act of 1821 provided for the election of four commissioners of roads and revenue, to serve one-year terms. Any two of the commissioners, together with the judge of the county court, constituted a "court" to levy the county tax, establish, maintain, and discontinue county roads, bridges, and ferries. Terms of office were later expanded to four years and the county governing body designated as the "county commission."

Since 1988, the County Commission has been composed of seven members. The Chairman is elected at-large (elected by voters from the entire County). Six Commissioners are elected by voters in each of the County's six districts. All serve four-year terms.

COMMISSION MEMBERS

The County Commissioners are: 

• Tom Brandon, District 1
• Steve Haraway, District 2
• Craig Hill, District 3
• Phil Vandiver, District 4
• Phil Riddick, District 5
• Violet Edwards, District 6

Citizen Participation Plan-CDBG Program

MUNICIPALITIES

The incorporated cities and towns in Madison County enact many of their own laws. The incorporated cities located in Madison County are:

• City of Huntsville
• City of Madison
• City of New Hope
• City of Gurley
• City of Owens Cross Roads
• City of Triana

The Commission adopted new district boundaries at the January 19, 2022 Commission Meeting.  These new boundaries of the six Madison County Commission districts will go into effect beginning in November 2024 and will be used for the election of members of the Commission in the 2024 primary and general elections.  You can view the new map here.