What is Council–manager government?
The '''council-manager government''' is one of two main variations of [[Representative democracy|representative]] [[Local government|municipal government]] in the [[United States]] that began in Staunton, Virginia in 1908. This system of government is used in the majority of American cities with populations over 12,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Conneaut City Manager|url=https://www.everythingconneautohio.info/conneaut-city-manager/|website=Everything Conneaut Ohio}}</ref> When a city has a ''council-manager'' form of government, the elected city council usually hires a [[city manager]] to oversee the day-to-day management of the city employees. In these cities, the position of [[Mayor]] is either a ceremonial position, or does not exist. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Local government]] {{US-stub}}