1 8 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁Day ton ▁was ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁seven - member ▁city ▁council ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁council ▁president . ▁▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁Day ton ▁was ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁seven - member ▁city ▁council ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁mayor . ▁▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Day ton ' s ▁government ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁" weak ▁mayor " ▁manager - c oun cil ▁form . ▁In ▁this ▁system , ▁the ▁five - member ▁commission ▁selects ▁the ▁city ▁manager , ▁who ▁holds ▁administrative ▁authority ▁over ▁the ▁municipal ▁government . ▁The ▁mayor ▁is ▁simply ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁commission . ▁The ▁mayor ' s ▁only ▁power ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁commission ers ▁is ▁as ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁commission . ▁ ▁B old ▁type ▁indicates ▁mayor . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁present ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁separately ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁four ▁commission ers . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁B old ▁type ▁indicates ▁winner . ▁ ▁General ▁election ▁ ▁Primary ▁election ▁The ▁two ▁candidates ▁who ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁are ▁chosen ▁in ▁this ▁primary ▁election . ▁When ▁fewer ▁than ▁three