Village Council & Mayor

The Village of Sugar Mountain operates under the Council-Manager form of government in accordance with Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes. The Village Council shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be elected for terms of four years. The Mayor as a part of the five member CouncilĀ  shall be elected by the registered voters of the Village. The Mayor Pro Tem shall be elected by the Council among its members. See minutes from the monthly Council Meetings.

Village Council Members

Gunther Jochl, Mayor
PO Box 369
Banner Elk, NC 28604
[email protected]
(828) 898-4521

Scott J. Brown, Mayor Pro Tempore
[email protected]
(828)898-6365

David Ammann, Council Member
PO Box 2191
Banner Elk, NC 2860
[email protected]

Richard (Dick) Casey, Council Member
PO Box 97
Banner Elk, NC 28604
[email protected]

R. Wade Wittman, Council Member
Sugar Mountain, NC
[email protected]

Village Council Terms of Office

Gunther Jochl, Mayor: Term Expires December 2027
Scott J. Brown, Mayor Pro Tem: Term Expires December 2025
David Ammann, Council Member: Term Expires December 2025
Richard (Dick) Casey, Council Member: Term Expires December 2027
R. Wade Wittman: Term Expires December 2027