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Home Explore Topics Governance Trends in City and Town Forms of Government Trends in City and Town Forms of Government This page provides historical background about the mayor-council, commission, and council-manager forms of city government in Washington State since statehood in For a general overview and comparison of the different forms, see our City and Town Forms of Government page. On this Page [hide] On this Page [show] Mayor-Council: The Original Form of Government The mayor-council form is the oldest form of government found in Washington cities and was the only option available to most cities from statehood in until when the commission form was first introduced. This form consists of an elected mayor elected at-large who serves as the city's chief administrative officer and a council elected either at-large or from districts which is responsible for formulating and adopting city policies. The mayor-council form is characterized by a separation of executive and legislative powers and a system of checks and balances patterned after our traditional national and state governments. In all but the largest cities, elected city and town mayors and councilmembers serve on a part-time basis leaving most of the day-to-day operations to various full and part-time administrative personnel. Nationally, mayor-council governments have been classified as either "strong-mayor" or "weak-mayor" types depending upon the degree of executive authority that is concentrated in the office of mayor. In Washington the state legislature basically provided for the "strong-mayor" type of mayor-council government except that mayors in towns do not have the authority to veto ordinances. Forms Of Government
Compare and contrast different forms of government, including democracy, socialism, communism, monarchy, oligarchy, and autocracy. In this interactive tutorial, you'll begin to develop your own ideas about why different governments exist in certain places. Related Resources Other vetted resources related to this resource.
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