Rapid City has a mayor-council form of government with an elected, full-time mayor and two part-time council members from each of the city's five wards, who are elected to staggered two-year terms. All positions are non-partisan.
Head Official: Mayor Jim Shaw (R) (since 1999; current term expires May 2007)
Total Number of City Employees: 675 (2005)
City Information: City of Rapid City, 300 Sixth Street, Rapid City, SD 57701; telephone (605)394-4136