An Indiana city has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor, elected to a four-year term, serves as the executive. The legislative branch consists of a five-, seven-, or nine-member city council.
A town is differentiated from a city in that a town can not become a city until it has a population of at least 2,000. The form of government is also different from that of a city in that the council is both the legislative and executive branches of government.