Kansas City is home to the largest municipal government in the state of Missouri.
The city has a council/manager form of government.
The role of city manager has diminished over the years.
The non-elective office of city manager was created following excesses during the Pendergast days.
The mayor is the head of the Kansas City City Council, which has 12 members (one member for each district, plus one at large member per district).
The mayor is the presiding member.
Kansas City holds city elections in every fourth odd numbered year.
The last citywide election was held in May 2015.
The officials took office in August 2015 and will hold the position until 2019.

Pendergast was the most prominent leader during the machine politics days.
The most nationally prominent Democrat associated with the machine was Harry S Truman, who became a Senator, Vice President and then President of the United States from 1945 to 1953.
Kansas City is the seat of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, one of two federal district courts in Missouri.
 The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is in St. Louis.
It also is the seat of the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals, one of three districts of that court (the Eastern District is in St. Louis and the Southern District is in Springfield).

The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager are listed below:
Kansas City is home to the largest municipal government in the state of Missouri. The city has a council/manager form of government. The role of city manager has diminished over the years. The non-elective office of city manager was created following excesses during the Pendergast days. The mayor is the head of the Kansas City City Council, which has 12 members (one member for each district, plus one at large member per district). The mayor is the presiding member. Kansas City holds city elections in every fourth odd numbered year. The last citywide election was held in May 2015. The officials took office in August 2015 and will hold the position until 2019.
Pendergast was the most prominent leader during the machine politics days. The most nationally prominent Democrat associated with the machine was Harry S Truman, who became a Senator, Vice President and then President of the United States from 1945 to 1953. Kansas City is the seat of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, one of two federal district courts in Missouri.  The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is in St. Louis. It also is the seat of the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals, one of three districts of that court (the Eastern District is in St. Louis and the Southern District is in Springfield).
The Mayor, City Council, and City Manager are listed below:
Kansas City, Missouri