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 Council 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
gjochl@skisugar.com
(828) 898-4521
Scott J. Brown, Mayor Pro Tempore
sjbrown1950@yahoo.com
(828)898-6365
David Ammann, Council Member
PO Box 2191
Banner Elk, NC 2860
dpammann54@gmail.com
Richard (Dick) Casey, Council Member
PO Box 97
Banner Elk, NC 28604
dcaseythfc@gmail.com
R. Wade Wittman, Council Member
Sugar Mountain, NC
wade22@charter.net
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