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Mayor of Dallas
Seal of City of Dallas
Incumbent Mike Rawlings since 2011
Style	The Honorable
Term length	None
Inaugural holder	Dr. Samuel B. Pryor 1856
Formation	Dallas City Charter
Website	City of Dallas - Mayor Mike Rawlings

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Government
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The Mayor of the City of Dallas is the head of government for the city. The current mayor is The Honorable Mike Rawlings, who has served as mayor for two consecutive terms since 2011 and is the 59th elected mayor to serve the position.

Duties

The city of Dallas operates under a council-manager government type, putting the city of Dallas in a unique position for being one of the largest cities in the country to utilize this local government structure. Unlike the alternate form of government known as the mayor-council government - where the Mayor serves the chief-executive position of the city - the council-manager government of the city of Dallas gives the chief-executive position to the City Manager. As a result, the mayor serves a largely ceremonious position; the Mayor serves as a member of the city council, presides over city council meetings and official ceremonies, and serves as a representative to the City of Dallas at a local, state, national, and international level. Likewise, it is a common trend of the mayors of the city of Dallas to simultaneously serve as members or heads of other committees while in office, further representing the interests of the people and city of Dallas in local, statewide, and national organizations and committees.

History

The Office of Mayor was created with the formation of the Dallas City Charter in 1856, also providing for the mayor six aldermen, a treasurer, recorder and a constable. In the charter, it was stated that each office would be elected for a term of one year. In the reorganization of 1876, the mayor was elected to the office for a term of two years. The office was first elected in the election of 1856, in which Dr. Samuel B. Pryor defeated A. D. Rice for the position.

List

This is the list of people who have held the office of Mayor.

See also

• History of Dallas

Notes

1. Term legnths changed many times during the multiple reorganizations of the Dallas City Charter.

References

1. "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 5.
2. "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 6.
3. "ElectMasterList.pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 5.
4. "01Chartr (1).pdf" (PDF). City of Dallas. p. 6.

External links

• Official page

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