▁is ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Call in icus . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Patri arch ▁Kal in ik ▁( disambiguation ) ▁ ▁Category : Ser bian ▁mascul ine ▁given ▁names <0x0A> </s> ▁Since ▁its ▁creation ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio ▁have ▁adapted ▁to ▁and ▁reflected ▁the ▁changing ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁from ▁the ▁Miami ▁and ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁through ▁the ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁" Day ton ▁Project " ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁City ▁Commission ers ▁The ▁city ▁government ▁of ▁Day ton , ▁Ohio , ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁city ▁commission ▁compr ising ▁five ▁commission ers , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁the ▁mayor . ▁The ▁commission ers ▁serve ▁st agger ed , ▁four - year ▁terms . ▁Commission ers ▁are ▁elected ▁two ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁open , ▁at - large , ▁non part isan ▁elections . ▁The ▁four ▁top ▁vote - get ters ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁election ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁regardless ▁of ▁party ▁membership . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁vote - get ters ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁are ▁elected . ▁As ▁of ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁mayor ▁is ▁elected ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁election . ▁Although ▁the ▁elections ▁are ▁nomin ally ▁non part isan , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Republican ▁parties ▁nomin ate ▁candidates . ▁ ▁Commission ▁Se ats ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Commission ▁Se ats ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁▁