Government The city is governed by a city council with five members. Each of the members are residents of one of the five wards. The city council selects the city's vice mayor. The mayor and the five city council members are elected at-large for a four-year term. In Bradenton, the mayor functions as the head of the council and presides at meetings making a tie-breaking vote. The city council has the ability to elect a vice mayor. A vice mayor has the ability to take over when the mayor either resigns, dies or takes a leave of absence.
Government The city is governed by a city council with five members. Each of the members are residents of one of the five wards. The city council selects the city's vice mayor. The mayor and the five city council members are elected at-large for a four-year term In Bradenton, the mayor functions as the head of the council and presides at meetings making a tie-break,ing vote. The city council has the ability to elect a vice mayor. A vice mayor has the ability to take over when the mayor either resigns dies or takes a leave of absence.