Billings has a mayor-council form of government with ten council members elected to a four-year term. Until the 1995 election the mayor was elected to a two-year term; the mayor now serves a four-year term. The mayor and city council are the city's only policy-making bodies. A city administrator is hired by the mayor and city council and may be removed by a simple majority vote of the mayor and council. Billings is also the seat of Yellowstone County.
Head Official: Mayor Charles F. Tooley (D) (since 1995; current term expires 2007)
City Information: City of Billings, 210 North 27th Street, PO Box 1178, Billings, MT 59103; telephone (406)657-8200; email ctooley@magiccity.org