commission form of government

commission form of government
A system of municipal government, the details of which differ in different states but whose characteristic feature is the delegation of all executive and legislative powers to a single board consisting of a mayor and a very limited number of other officers, generally not more than four, known as commissioners. See 37 Am J 1st Mun Corp § 72.

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