Since its incorporation as a city in 1867, Binghamton has been a municipality with a "strong" mayor–council form of government.
The city government, originally housed in the old Municipal Building on Collier Street (now the Grand Royale Hotel), is now based at the Binghamton City Hall which occupies the west-wing of Government Plaza on the corner of State and Hawley streets.
The mayor and councilors are elected to four-year terms and are limited to serving only two.
The Binghamton City Council is a unicameral body consisting of seven Council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.
Since its incorporation as a city in 1867, Binghamton has been a municipality with a "strong" mayor–council form of government. The city government, originally housed in the old Municipal Building on Collier Street (now the Grand Royale Hotel), is now based at the Binghamton City Hall which occupies the west-wing of Government Plaza on the corner of State and Hawley streets. The mayor and councilors are elected to four-year terms and are limited to serving only two. The Binghamton City Council is a unicameral body consisting of seven Council members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.
Binghamton, New York