▁bor ough ▁coun c ils ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg . ▁Res idents ▁of ▁each ▁bor ough ▁elect ▁their ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁at ▁each ▁municipal ▁election . ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁must ▁be ▁consult ed ▁on ▁issues ▁that ▁significantly ▁affect ▁the ▁bor ough . ▁The ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁also ▁leads ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁Council . ▁ ▁City ▁council ▁Since ▁the ▁last ▁municipal ▁elections ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁of ▁Bru chs al ▁consists ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁members ▁( pre viously ▁ 3 5 ) ▁whose ▁official ▁title ▁is ▁" St ad trat " ▁( male ) ▁or ▁" St ad tr ät in " ▁( f em ale ) ▁( City ▁Coun c ill or ). ▁They ▁belong ▁to ▁political ▁parties ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Mayor ▁The ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁the ▁Mayor , ▁who ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁for ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ 8 ▁years . ▁His ▁permanent ▁Deput y ▁is ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁President . ▁ ▁May ors ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁ 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 1 3 : ▁Karl ▁Str itt ▁ 1 9 1 3 – 1 9 3 3 : ▁Karl ▁Meister ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 1 9 6 3 : ▁Franz ▁Bl ä si ▁( CD U ) ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 8 5 : ▁Adolf ▁B ier inger ▁( CD U ) ▁ 1 9 8 5