▁Council , ▁appoint s ▁all ▁officers ▁and ▁department ▁heads ▁who ▁may ▁be ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁cause ▁by ▁action ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Manager . ▁ ▁May ors ▁of ▁Aber de en ▁Ruth ▁Elli ott , ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 1 9 9 4 ▁Charles ▁R . ▁B out in , ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 8 ▁Douglas ▁S . ▁Wilson , ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 5 ▁S . ▁Fred ▁Sim m ons , ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 7 ▁Michael ▁E . ▁Ben nett , ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 1 5 ▁Patrick ▁Mc Gr ady , ▁ 2 0 1 5 – present ▁ ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Council ▁The ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁Mayor ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁V ot ers ▁to ▁ 4 - year ▁terms ▁beginning ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Their ▁current ▁terms ▁exp ire ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁ ▁Patrick ▁L . ▁Mc Gr ady , ▁Mayor ▁ ▁Adam ▁H io b , ▁Council man ▁ ▁Jason ▁K oll igs , ▁Council man ▁ ▁Sand ra ▁Land beck , ▁Council w oman ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁Lin dec amp , ▁Council man ▁ ▁Aber de en ▁City ▁Manager ▁ ▁R andy ▁Robert son ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 - ▁Current ▁Douglas ▁R . ▁Miller , ▁City ▁Manager ▁ 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 1 5 ▁ ▁Har ford ▁County ▁Council ▁Council