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Rapid City, South Dakota was founded in 1876[1] and was run by a village board of trustees until 1882, when John Richard Brennan, a member of the board and cofounder of the city, was chosen as mayor.[2] Two months after the city was incorporated, Fred E. Stearns was elected mayor.[3] The first form of elected government was mayor–council with an elected strong mayor. From 1910 to 1922, a city commission government was used. Later that year, the system of government was changed to council–manager. Rapid City returned to a mayor–council government in 1957.[4] The Rapid City Council chose to extend the mayoral term to four years in 2015, and the change took effect in 2019.[5] Former mayors Edward R. McLaughlin and Jim Shaw agreed with the change.[6] There is no term limit.[5]
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- ^ "John Richard Brennan". Rapid City Library. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Fred E. Stearns". Rapid City Library. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
- ^ "Types of City Governments and Home Rule (Rapid City)". Black Hills Knowledge Network. April 21, 2014.
- ^ a b Holland, Jim (October 6, 2015). "Council approves longer mayoral, council terms". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
- ^ Huntington, Stewart (June 6, 2019). "Former mayors agree: A 4 year term is the way to go". kotatv.com.