D etroit's highly anticipated municipal primary election comes to a close Tuesday at 8 p.m. More than 40,000 absentee ballots have already been submitted and more than 900 Detroiters voted early, in ...

Several candidates want to replace Mike Duggan, the only mayor the city has had since its financial crisis. Detroit’s next ...

In a couple of years' time, Essex is likely to have a directly-elected mayor overseeing a population of nearly 2 million ...

Currently, under the mayor-council system, the mayor acts as the town’s chief administrative officer. This includes overseeing day-to-day operations, appointing department heads such as the ...

We created a strong mayor system in 2004 to bring focus and accountability to our city’s most urgent problems. But we never gave City Council the tools, culture or capacity to govern alongside it.

The mayor's salary is $550 per month, and for city council members it's $200 per month. Though the mayoral job is mostly ceremonial, the mayor has veto power and is in charge of the police department.

The mayor appoints, and the council confirms. This system reflects a necessary balance of power and maintains the integrity of our government structure,” Morton said in a statement to the Herald ...