Foley’s mayor and City Council continue to implement a progressive and innovative agenda. They work with the city’s well-trained staff to attract new businesses, improve infrastructure, expand the area’s economic base and improve the overall quality of life of the citizens of Foley.
J. Wayne Trawick
Council President, City Council District 1
wtrawick@cityoffoley.org
Wayne Trawick has served on the Foley City Council since 1998 and currently serves as the council president.
Trawick graduated from Baldwin County High School in 1966, when he joined the Army National Guard. He served until 1972.
For the last 50 years, Trawick has been self-employed in Foley. In 1970 he became the owner/operator of the Western Auto Associate Store in Foley. Beginning in 1978 and continuing to today, Trawick has been involved with multiple building and development projects. He is the president of Trawick Builders Inc., focusing on building and remodeling residential, commercial and industrial, as well as Baldwin Pools Inc., which focuses on building commercial and residential pools.
Trawick has been a member of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce since 1971. From 1994 – 2000, as a member of the Baldwin County Home Builders, he served as national director, state director, director and president. He served on the Bancorp Board of Directors from 2007 – 2008.
He has been married to Celia Craig Trawick for 52 years. Together they have two sons and four grandsons.
Timothy Lower
City Council District 2
tlower@cityoffoley.org
Lower is a small business owner, real estate broker and entrepreneur with generational ties to Foley. He is chairman of the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber and a board member for the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce. He has built multiple companies across Baldwin County including his current role as the Alabama state broker for SimpliHOM. He also owns and manages commercial properties and is the founder of Island Time Office Suites helping foster the growth of other local entrepreneurs.
Roderick “Roddy” Burkle
City Council District 3
rburkle@cityoffoley.org
Burkle is a lifelong Foley resident. He built a successful career in telecom engineering before returning to Foley where he joined Gulf Telephone. He served on the Foley Volunteer Fire Department for 25 years as a firefighter and officer. He spent eight years on the Foley Planning Commission and currently serves on four city boards and the Foley Public Facilities Cooperative Improvement District. In 2016, he earned his Alabama Real Estate License, followed by his Alabama Brokers License in 2024.
Larry Engel
City Council District 4
lengel@cityoffoley.org
A lifelong resident of the Foley area, Larry Engel has been a businessman in Downtown Foley for more than 40 years. He has been a member of the Foley Planning Commission since 2021. He has coached Little League sports, was president of the Foley Intermediate School PTA, served as president of the South Baldwin Jaycees and was a member of the Foley Kiwanis Club.
Charles J. Ebert, III
City Council District 5
cebert@cityoffoley.org
Charlie Ebert began his service as council representative for District 5 in 2006 when he was appointed to fill an unexpired council term. He was elected in 2012, and re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
He is a lifelong resident of Foley. He was graduated from Foley High School, attended Faulkner State Community College, and was graduated from Auburn University with a BA in anthropology and a minor in business. He is president of Ebert Agency, Inc.
Ebert’s community service includes past president of the South Baldwin Jaycees, Foley Optimist Club, Foley Rotary Club, and 12 years as a volunteer firefighter with the Foley Fire Department. He served as co-chairman for the Foley Kids Park Building Committee in 2001 and is a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Charlie has one daughter and is married to Amy Morris Ebert.