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===Government===

In [[1913]], the commussion 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 ''At Large'', to a four-year term. 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 Phil Gordon. The mayor and city council members have equal voting power to make laws and set the policies that govern the city.

In addition to eight voting districts, the city is also divided into 15 "urban villages," the primary purpose of which is to assist the city council with zoning and planning ordinances. These urban villages are: [[Ahwatukee|Ahwatukee Foothills]], Alhambra, Camelback East, Central City, Deer Valley, Desert Ridge, Desert View, Encanto, Estrella, Laveen, Maryvale, North Gateway, North Mountain, Paradise Valley, South Mountain, as well as a fifteenth which is as of yet unnamed (created in [[2004]] and currently called, "New Village."). The fifteenth is sparsely populated (if at all) and new development is not expected in the near future.