Mayor Daniel Zimmermann (Peto party) has been the head of the Administration and chairman of the Council since October 21, 2009.
The mayor is directly elected by the citizens and is also the head of the Administration. He represents the Council and the Administration externally, chairs the meetings of the Council and the General and Financial Committee and draws up their agendas.
Among other things, the mayor is also chairman of the supervisory board of Monheimer Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, the city's energy supply and transport holding company, and the other municipal companies associated with it.
In his function as the head of the local authorities, the full-time mayor is assisted by the fFirst Councillor, who acts as his general representative. He is elected to his office for a period of eight years.
