City of University City

The City of University City is the municipal government serving University City, an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is a home-rule charter municipality operating under a council-manager form of government. The nonpartisan City Council consists of a mayor elected citywide and six council members, with two members elected from each of the city’s three wards. The council enacts ordinances, establishes municipal policy, approves the budget and appoints the city manager, who serves as the city’s chief executive and oversees daily operations. The city provides services including police protection, fire and emergency medical response, public works, refuse collection and recycling, planning and development, code enforcement, municipal courts, parks and recreation, forestry, library services and maintenance of streets and other public infrastructure.