Key Facts about the Managerial Form of Municipal Government

• Today, 63% of U.S. cities with populations the size of Freeport operate under a Managerial Form of Municipal Government.

• While more U.S. cities the size of Freeport have adopted a Managerial Form of Municipal Government, the number of Mayor Council cities have decreased in direct proportion.

• A Managerial Form of Municipal Government transfers the power of administering the daily operations of our city government to a qualified, educated, experienced professional City Manager.

• We will still have an elected Mayor and City Council, and their new role will be focused on policy and planning, as the administrative responsibilities shift to the shoulders of the professional City Manager.

• Under the new Managerial Form of Municipal Government, we could see a direct savings of $30,000.
  
  $170,000 (Current Mayor’s Salary @ $80,000 plus Finance Director’s Salary @ $90,000) minus $140,000 ($125,000 for City Manager plus $15,000 for part-time Mayor) equals $30,000 of direct savings. Currently we have an elected City Treasurer and another financial person in city government. The role of Finance Director has been as a chief advisor to the Mayor on matters of Finance and Administration, and this role could easily be assumed by the Professional City Manager.