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I've seen a few other stories of towns voting goats and ducks and stuff to positions; what actually happens logistically? Is the town just de facto run by the city council?
This usually happens in towns small enough that they don't have much for the local government to do anyways. So yeah, pretty much.
The mayor of Georgetown, CO is a very cute, surprisingly busy bernese. The town has a Board of Selectmen to vote on ordinances and stuff, but mostly the town staff handles everything. There are only maybe 1200 people that live there though.
Maybe it's just me trying to make something out of nothing but I think this adds to the idea that individual "leaders" are kinda outdated for most aspects of governance.
That's a great question, and I would guess that you are right - the position is just honorary and there is someone running the show behind the scenes. Usually, it happens in tiny towns where not much governing happens anyway.