Strong Mayor Trends
ByU.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