City government Kansas City, Missouri




city hall, kansas city, missouri.


kansas city home largest municipal government in state of missouri. city has council/manager form of government. role of city manager has diminished on years. non-elective office of city manager created following excesses during pendergast days. mayor head of kansas city city council, has 12 members (one member each district, plus 1 @ large member per district). mayor presiding member. kansas city holds city elections in every fourth odd numbered year. last citywide election held in may 2015. officials took office in august 2015 , hold position until 2019.


pendergast prominent leader during machine politics days. nationally prominent democrat associated machine harry s truman, became senator, vice president , president of united states 1945 1953. kansas city seat of united states district court western district of missouri, 1 of 2 federal district courts in missouri. united states district court eastern district of missouri in st. louis. seat of western district of missouri court of appeals, 1 of 3 districts of court (the eastern district in st. louis , southern district in springfield).


the mayor, city council, , city manager listed below:








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