With Floyd Gone, Decatur Commission To Pick New Mayor

The Decatur City Commission will pick a new mayor Monday night, and for the first time in 14 years Bill Floyd will not be in the running.

Floyd, who's been on the commission since 1991 and mayor since 1998,

In Decatur, voters pick the commissioners but not the mayor. He or she is picked by the other commissioners. That means the next mayor will be:

• Jim Baskett, mayor pro tem since 2002 and a commission member since 1995.

• Fred Boykin, a commission member since 2001.

• Kecia Cunningham, a member since 1999.

• Patti Garrett, first elected in 2009.

Floyd says he won't attend the Monday night meeting. It starts at 7:30 p.m. in city hall.

The commission is expected to vote later to hold a special election March 19 for Floyd's seat.

On Monday, the commission is also scheduled to vote on an alcoholic beverage license for Chai Pani, an Indian restaurant that will open in the old Watershed space; the reappointment of Bryan Down as city attorney; and the appointment of municipal court judges.

To see the full agenda for the meeting, go to the City of Decatur website.

Residents can watch the meeting on live streaming video on their home computers by going to the city website.

The commission meetings will be broadcast live on Comcast channel 25 and rebroadcast at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Bill Floyd talked about his years as mayor with Patch in part I and part II of a Q&A interview.