Abstract
The separate, popular, election of mayors in council-manager cities has generally been opposed by proponents of the plan on intuitive grounds, and a recent study, reported in part in this journal, showed that this factor shortened manager tenure, and restricted the range of discretion and authority permitted to managers in the playing of various roles. A series of hypotheses are accordingly derived and tested, using data obtained from a random sample of managers employed in small cities. The data consistently fail to support the previously reported findings, suggesting that the impact upon the plan of having an independently elected mayor may have been exaggerated. The inclusion of this provision into home rule charters might increase their chances of adoption, and might increase voter turn-out in local elections. David A. Booth is associate professor in the Department of Government, University of Massachusetts.
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