Governance
In January 2010, Mayor Linda Thompson took control of the district. In 2010, the local community elected a school board restoring local control of the district.
Mayor Stephen R. Reed was given charge of the district after a takeover approved by the state in 2000. He appointed a Board of Control that made most decisions. The city also continued to elect a school board that had marginal power or control. The elected board annually set the local property tax rate.
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