The following chart shows the attendance of the mayor and alderman at the Common Council meetings. Reasons for being absent include illness, traveling for your "day job". vacation, etc. There have been cases of an alderman attending a meeting by teleconference.

There are many other important committee meetings and public hearings that alderman attend that are not shown here. Alderman Berg estimates he averages 15 hours/week on aldermanic duties over the course of a year, including talking to residents, attending meetings, reading reports, talking to staff, attending special events, etc. The load is usually lighter during the summer and heavier during the winter.

P = Present, A =Absent, T = Attend via telephone

(1) The 4th district seat was initially vacant due to the resignation of Ald. Karl Schulz before the first meeting of the new Council..  Beverly Wentz was appointed to the seat on June 1, 2004 and chose not to run again. A special election on April 5, 2005 elected Mark Nelson for the remaining year of the term starting April 19, 2005.