The Mayor provides leadership, coordination and administration of city affairs. The Mayor serves as the city's Executive Officer and is responsible for the management of the city. The Mayor is the most visible of the city's elected officials. He is held publicly accountable for the performance of city government. Some specific duties and responsibilities of the Mayor include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Signing all motions, resolutions and ordinances passed by the City Council.
• Making appointments to City boards and committees (subject to approval by City Council).
• Participating in all legislative issues affecting city government.
• Representing city interests in economic and trade development.
• Preparation and presentation of proclamations, resolutions, certificates and awards.

Our current Mayor is Donald E. Green. Mayor Green began serving his second term as Mayor of the City of Cullman in October of 2004. Mayor Green is a native of Cullman, Alabama and the owner of Green-Tiffin Furniture. He has been a member of Cullman's First Baptist Church since 1946. He graduated from Cullman High School and has a BS degree from Auburn University, a Masters Degree from the University of Alabama and a PhD Degree from Texas A&M University.

Mayor Green has an extensive teaching and coaching background. Mayor Green's teaching and coaching experience includes the following:

• Teacher and basketball coach at Baileyton Junior High School, where he led the basketball team to its first county championship.
• Teacher at Cullman High School where he also coached the boy's golf team, started a girl's golf team, started a summer swim team and coached the Cullman High School Swim Team.
• Instructor at Texas A&M University.
• Professor and Athletic Director at Birmingham-Southern College where he started men's & women's tennis teams, started a men's soccer program, was assistant baseball coach, helped build the first lighted baseball complex on campus and the Bill Battle Coliseum.
• Manager of the Cullman Swimming Pool.
• Water safety instructor trainer for the American Red Cross.
• Worked for the Cullman Park & Recreation Department.
• Coached youth baseball teams and American Legion baseball.
• Officiated baseball, basketball and football for twenty-five (25) years.
• Named Teacher of the Year in 1986 and Retired Teacher of the Year in 1996. 

Mayor Green has been active in politics for many years. Below is a summary of Mayor Green's political experience:

• Appointed to the Cullman City Council in 1978.
• Elected to the Cullman City Council in 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1996. (He did not run for re-election in 1992.)
• President of the Cullman City Council for eight (8) years.
• Chairman of the City of Cullman Fire Committee for fourteen (14) years.
• Chairman of the City of Cullman Finance Committee for four (4) years.
• First President of the Nesmith Senior Housing Board.
• First President of the Cullman Community Television Station (CATS 55) Board of Directors.
• Member of the Park & Recreation Board for four (4) years.
• Member of the Cullman County Sports Hall of Fame Committee.
• Served on the Cullman-Jefferson Gas Board.
• Director of the Cullman Utilities Board.
• Served as President of the State Health, Physical Education and Recreation Association.
• Certified Municipal Official by the Alabama League of Municipalities.
• Serves on Oktoberfest Board of Directors.

Mayor Green has been married to the former Dean Drake for forty-six years. He has three children - Drew, Jonathan (Sherry), and Donna (Jerry) Shikle. He also has five grandchildren - Anna, Cole, Madison, Thomas, & Tiffany.

You may contact the Mayor during regular office hours at:

• Phone: (256) 775-7102
• Fax: (256) 775-7132
• Email: lcollins@cullmancity.org
• Mailing Address:

  P.O. Box 278

  Cullman, AL 35056-0278

To make an appointment to see Mayor Green, please call (256) 775-7102 or email lcollins@cullmancity.org.