The City of Maplewood is a Plan B form of statutory city government, which is a Council-Manager plan of government. Under a Plan B system, the elected City Council consists of a Mayor and 4 Council Members. All policy and legislative decisions are the responsibility of the council. The council appoints the City Manager and delegates the administrative duties to the City Manager.

Responsibilities
The City Manager acts as a liaison between the City Council, its advisory boards and commissions, and city staff to develop and implement policies guiding the city. The City Manager is also responsible for the hiring of department directors, evaluates the performance of employees, sets general personnel policies and approves staff appointments. The Manager supervises the preparation of the annual budget and advises the Mayor and Council as to administrative and financial needs.

Additional responsibilities of the City Manager include preparing agenda materials and recommendations for council meetings, processing of citizen inquiries and service requests, and representing the City of Maplewood at meetings and conferences.