Williamsburg Mayor Jeanne Zeidler and City Manager Jack Tuttle addressed College of William and Mary students and community residents last night in a discussion at Alan B. Miller Hall aimed at clarifying the structure and responsibilities of local government.

The meeting was mediated by government professor John McGlennon and co-sponsored by the Student Assembly and the City of Williamsburg.

The city currently employs a council-manager government system, in which the five members of the Williamsburg City Council are publicly elected for four-year terms. The council then nominates the mayor. [Read more at the Flat Hat]