Monday night’s meeting of the Homewood City Council will mark the end of an era — the city’s last under its long-standing mayor-council form of government and the final regular session for many of the council members who have led it.

The Oct. 27 meeting will close a chapter in Homewood history. Beginning Nov. 3, the city will transition to a council-manager system approved by voters in 2024 — one that reduces the council from 11 members to five and introduces a full-time city manager to oversee daily operations. Mayor-elect Jennifer Andress and four newly elected council members will be sworn in at an organizational meeting set for 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at City Hall.

The transition completes a process years in the making. Under the new structure, each of Homewood’s four wards will be represented

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