The primary difference between a city manager form of government and a mayor/council form is who has the ultimate decision-making authority, said Lynn Rex, executive director of the League of ...

14 Mattoon High School athletes sign with college teams They will be the first mayor and council to serve under the new city manager form of government. Residents voted 3,922-3,092 in a Nov. 5 ...

The petition has gained hundreds of signatures and is looking to move the city’s government from a council-manager form to a mayor-council form. This would give the mayor more control than ever.

Port Richey currently has a city manager form of government. This means that the City Council, which includes the mayor as an equal member, sets policy and passes legislation. It also hires the ...

That’s because a city manager, under the council-manager form of local government used by Winston-Salem since 1948, wields more power, authority and responsibility than even an elected mayor.

A few dozen residents of Blue Lake met at Perigot Park on Wednesday evening to mount a recall effort for three city council members ... out of the city manager form of government.

While the town operates under the council-manager form of government, the council convenes after the election to choose a mayor from the council members. This August, Councilwoman Kara Egbert and ...

Enríquez also asked about Inner City Action's Form 990 ... didn't tell the council or provide a response when asked why Inner City Action was selected. The interim city manager said, "No comment ...

citing Biss’ role in a council-manager government where the City Council makes decisions on how to run the city and the city manager executes those decisions. “Evanston is going to be fine.

Cayce operates under a council-manager form of government, meaning that the city council is responsible for things like passing ordinances and adopting a budget while the city manager carries out ...

"It's really just a local decision and whether they want to retain that council-manager form of government that most of the communities in Northwest Indiana have now, or move to a mayor structure." ...