The Homewood City Council is the legislative branch of city government as defined by the 'Mayor-Council Act of the State of Alabama'. The mayor of Homewood is Patrick McClusky. Homewood is divided into 5 "wards" with 2 "places" within each ward. Each "place" has a council representative, so there are 10 councilors. There is also one council president elected at large. The mayor, council president and councilors are elected every four years. The city's next election will be in 2024.