Government
See also: List of mayors of Phoenix, ArizonaAs the capital of Arizona, Phoenix houses the state legislature. In 1913, the commission form of government was adopted. The city of Phoenix is served by a city council consisting of a mayor and eight city council members. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote to a four-year term. Phoenix City Council members are elected to four-year terms by voters in each of the eight separate districts that they represent.
The current mayor of Phoenix is Greg Stanton, a Democrat who was elected to a four-year term in 2011. The mayor and city council members have equal voting power to adopt ordinances and set the policies that govern the city.
Phoenix operates under a council-manager form of government, with a strong city manager supervising all city departments and executing policies adopted by the Council.
As of February 9, 2009, Phoenix offers a domestic partnership registry open to opposite- and same-sex couples with no resident requirements for registrants.
The city's website was given a "Sunny Award" by Sunshine Review for its transparency efforts.
Read more about this topic: History Of Phoenix, Arizona
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“A government of laws, and not of men.”
—John Adams (1735–1826)
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—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
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