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STRUCTURAL TRENDS

U.S. CITIES  (Population over 100,000)


Adopted Mayor - Council Government

  • 1990 - Tulsa, Oklahoma
      • Pop. 383,764
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 1993 - St. Petersburg, Florida
      • Pop. 249,090
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 1993 - Fresno, California
      • Pop. 457,719
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 1994 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
      • Pop. 136,695
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 1998 - Oakland, California
      • Pop. 397,976
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
      • 6 year pilot made permanent in 2004
  • 1999 - Spokane, Washington
      • Pop. 196,721
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
      • 2002 proposal to return to Council - Manager government failed
  • 2002 - Hartford, Connecticut
      • Pop. 124,848
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 2003 - Richmond, Virginia
      • Pop. 192,494
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
  • 2004 - San Diego, California
      • Pop. 1,263,756
      • Replaced Council - Manager government
      • 5 year pilot starts in 2006


Adopted Council - Manager Government

  • 2004 - El Paso, Texas
      • Pop. 592,099
      • Replaced Mayor - Council government
  • 2004 - Topeka, Kansas
      • Pop. 121,809
      • Replaced Mayor - Council government
      • 1985, Replaced Commission government with
        Mayor - Council government
  • 2005 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa
      • Pop. 122,206
      • Replaced Commission government