The City of Atchison has a Commission-Manager form of government. The City Commission has five members.

An active Planning Commission maintains and updates the comprehensive city plan for Atchison and participates in regional planning.

The Planning Commission administers zoning. A properly constituted Board of Zoning Appeals was established to grant variances or exceptions to the ordinance.

An active City Commission works to improve the economic well being of the community. A $1.8 million grant was awarded to the City in 1999. The funded projects include seven blocks of new streetscape, establishment of a $350,000 façade loan program, infrastructure for a new motel and purchase of a conference center. A master plan for downtown-riverfront development was adopted in 1999. The focus for development includes a ten-block area of the downtown.

The City of Atchison is in the fifth year of a continuous five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Projects include street rehabilitation, curb and gutter replacement, sidewalk reconstruction, water treatment improvement and wastewater improvements. All of this improvement continually enhances the quality of life in Atchison.

In such matters as community planning, community development and transportation, the governing bodies have proven to be both progressive and well managed. The City of Atchison has a class 4-fire rating and twenty uniformed officers.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Atchison County consists of eight townships, one first class city and four third class cities. A three member Board of County Commissioners elected by district for four year terms governs the County.

The County Seat is Atchison, Kansas.

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