Kirksville, Missouri

==Government==
[[File:Kirksville Mo City Hall.jpg|thumb|right|Kirksville City Hall. The building was originally constructed as a U.S. Post Office in the early 1900s and was converted for city use in the 1960s.]]
Kirksville is a Missouri Third-Class city, operating as a [[council-manager government]]. A paid city manager and staff handle the day-to-day operations and report to the city council.

Candidates for Kirksville city council are not required to have any party affiliation (i.e. Republican or Democrat) in order to run for office. The only requirements are to be at least 21&nbsp;years of age, a United States citizen, to have lived in the city for at least one year prior to election, and to not have any outstanding/overdue city or county taxes. All members are elected in an "at large" representation basis versus any particular section or ward. Following each election, the councilmembers vote among themselves to choose a member to serve a one-year term as mayor. Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month. The Kirksville City Council Members as of Feb. 2021 were:<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Council |url=http://www.kirksvillecity.com/meet-the-council |website=City of Kirksville |access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>
* Zac Burden (Mayor)
* John Gardner (Mayor Pro Tem)
* Kabir Bansal
* Jennifer Walston
* Richard Steele
The city of Kirksville provides residents with full-time fire and police departments, along with water, sewer, and street maintenance service. Citywide trash removal is contracted by the city with a private contractor, currently Advanced Disposal Environmental Service, and is mandatory for all residents or property owners. Recycling is optional. The city of Kirksville partners with other agencies to operate Kirk-Tran, an area bus service, and a county-wide E-911 Center.