Our current Mayor is Max A. Townson. Mayor Townson, a native of Cullman, Alabama,  began serving his first term as Mayor of the City of Cullman in November of 2008.

Mayor Townson graduated from Cullman High School and has a Bachelor of Science in Education from St. Bernard College. In 1962 Mayor Townson joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for four years. He has been a member of St. John’s Evangelical Protestant Church since 1981.  

Mayor Townson’s background as a teacher and coach includes teaching history at West Point High School and coaching West Point’s Junior High Football team to their first County Championship in 1970. 

In 1973 Mayor Townson entered the business world with Meyer Laboratories as a pharmaceutical salesman. After Meyer was bought by Glaxo Pharmaceutical he continued his career in pharmaceuticals sales until he was elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Cullman in 2008. 

Awards and achievements received during Mayor Townson’s tenure in pharmaceuticals sales include the following:

• Excellence in Marketing Award
• Sales Achievement Award
• Xerox Professional Selling Skills III
• Five time "Representative of the Quarter"
• Three time President's Club member for outstanding sales
• Executive Sales Representative
• Sales Trainer
• Senior Representative

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Mayor Townson has been an active member of our community for many years.  Below is a summary of his involvement in community affairs:

• Member of St. John's Evangelical Protestant Church
• Two-term Member of St. John's Church Council
• President of St. John's Church Council, 2004-2006
• Cullman City Board of Education, 1992-1995
• Pilot House Board of Directors, 2003-2008
• Christmas Love
• Coached Youth Basketball
• Patriotic Service to his Community . . . Reciting the "Ragged Old Flag"
  • St. John's Evangelical Protestant Church 4th of July Celebration
  • West Elementary School Veterans' Day Program
  • Cullman High School, Cullman Middle School, Cullman City Primary School, and Sacred Heart Veterans' Day Programs
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars
  • Disabled American Veterans
  • Memorial Day Activities, Cullman County Courthouse
  • Deployment Ceremony of Charlie Company of Cullman County to Iraq, June 10, 2007
  • Dedication of the Veterans Memorial Park, Cullman, Alabama, October 19, 2008
  • Retired Teacher of Cullman
  • Other Churches and Organizations

Mayor Townson has been married to the former Kay Locke of Huntsville, Alabama, for forty-one years. He and his wife have two children, daughter Kim Hall (Mark Hall) and son Matt Townson (Melanie Waters). They also have five grandchildren, Landry Hall, Hadley Hall, Lanie Townson, Max Townson, and Addie Reese Townson.

You may contact the Mayor during regular office hours at:

• Phone: (256) 775-7102
• Fax: (256) 775-7132
• Email: mayor@cullmancity.org or cityhall@cullmancity.org
• Mailing Address:
     P.O. Box 278

   Cullman, AL 35056-0278

Other Administrative Contacts:

• Ruth W. Rose, City Clerk/Treasurer
  (256) 775-7109 or rrose@cullmancity.org

• Jerry E. Freeman, Executive Assistant to Mayor
  (256) 775-7134 or jfreeman@cullmancity.org

• Leanne H. West, Administrative Assistant to Mayor
  (256) 775-7102 or lwest@cullmancity.org