By Peggy Haile-McPhillips, City Historian
Norfolk City changed its' day to day operational structure to a Council-Manager structure in 1918. The local governance structure prior to this new model was the City Council ran the daily operations of the city.
Name: |
Starting Date: |
Last Date: |
| Charles E. Ashburner | September 1, 1918 | August 31, 1923 |
| Col. William B. Causey | September 1, 1923 | August 31, 1925 |
| Isaac Walke Truxton | September 1, 1925 | October 15, 1933 |
| Thomas Perrin Thompson | October 16, 1933 | 1938 |
| Charles Barney Borland | 1938 | 1945 |
| Charles Adair Harrell | 1946 | 1951 |
| Henry H. George, III | 1952 | 1955 |
| Sherwood Reeder | July 1955 | December 19, 1955 |
| Thomas F. Maxwell | 1956 | 1970 |
| G. Robert House, Jr., | 1971 | 1975 |
| Julian F. Hirst | 1975 | 1986 |
| James B. Oliver, Jr. | 1987 | 1998 |
| Regina V. K. Williams | 1999 | January 14, 2011 |
| Marcus D. Jones | February 1, 2011 | November 30, 2016 |
| Doug Smith | December 1, 2016 | June 30, 2019 |
| Dr. Larry "Chip" Filer | September 16, 2019 | Present |
* Note - One of the Assistant City Managers would serve as the interim manager until the next City Manager was hired by the City Council.
