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Prairie Village voters rejected a ballot measure to switch to a council-manager system, keeping their elected mayor with veto power.

Wichita's city council decided to maintain its council-manager system by hiring a new city manager after the previous one retired.

The debate centers on whether a "strong mayor" system or a "council-manager" system with a professional manager is more effective for city governance.

Last month, two Kansas cities made decisions central to their future.

The first city was Prairie Village, a town of barely 20,000 people; the second was Wichita, the largest municipality in the state, with almost 20 times PV’s population. Despite their differences and the many distinct issues in play in both cities, though, their decisions reflect a common a

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