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Voters in Prairie Village decided Tuesday on the future organization of the city's governing structure.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Prairie Village voters decided to maintain the current form of government 5,690 votes to 3,051 votes.

A "no" vote Tuesday meant the voter wanted to keep the current Mayor-Council form of Government.

A "yes" vote meant the voter wanted to abandon the current form of government.

According to the city's website, the mayor-council form of government is the oldest form of government in the state.

It's also what the city has used since it received its charter in 1951, the city website states.

The elected mayor presides at all council meetings and "has general supervisory responsibility over the business of th

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