Government thumb|Rochester Hills Public Library, Rochester, Michigan. Rochester Hills has a mayor-council government. The Rochester Hills City Council consists of seven Council Members: four district members and three at-large members. They are elected to four-year terms and, due to term limiting, can serve no more than two terms for a maximum of eight years. However, there are no limits on how many times the mayor can run for re-election as a write-in candidate.
Government thumb|Rochester Hills Public Library, Rochester, Michigan. Rochester Hills has a mayor-council government. The Rochester Hills City Council consists of seven Council Members: four district members and three at-large members. They are elected to four-year terms and, due to term limiting, can serve no more than two terms for a maximum of eight years However, there are no limits on how many times the mayor can run for re-election as a write-in candidate.