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FORM OF <br />GOVERNMENT <br />2002 <br />1998 <br />1996 <br />1992 <br />1988 <br />1984 <br />Council- Manager <br />3,387 (48.5 %) <br />3,232 <br />2,760 <br />2,441 <br />2,356 <br />2,290 (34.7 %) <br />Mayor- Council <br />3,011 (43.1 %) <br />2,943 <br />3,319 <br />3,635 <br />3,686 <br />3,686 (55.8 %) <br />Commission <br />143 (2.0 %) <br />146 <br />154 <br />168 <br />173 <br />176 (2.7 %) <br />Town Mtg. <br />337 (4.8 %) <br />333 <br />365 <br />363 <br />369 <br />370 (5.6 %) <br />Rep. Town Mtg. <br />63 (.9 %) <br />65 <br />70 <br />79 <br />82 <br />81 (1.2 %) <br />Total - <br />6,981 (100 %) <br />6,719 <br />6,668 <br />6,686 <br />6,666 <br />6,603 (100 %) <br />National Statistics <br />Trends in City Council Governance <br />Rylee Retzer <br />Staff Attorney, Research <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />In the early 1900's, the council- manager plan of government became a popular <br />system of local gvermment for cities with populations over 5,000. In 1918, there <br />were 98 council - manager localities. By the 1930's, 418 U.S. cities operated <br />under this plan. <br />63% of U.S. cities with populations of 25,000 or more have adopted the council - <br />manager plan. <br />57% of U.S. cities with populations of 10,000 or more have adopted the council- <br />manager plan. <br />53% of U.S. cities with populations of 5,000 or more have adopted the council- <br />manager plan. <br />Trends in Government for Cities exceeding 2.500 in Population <br />