Durant is governed by a council-manager form of municipal government. The city manager is the administrative leader of the government and is appointed by the city council. The city's ceremonial head is the mayor, who is a voting member of the council with limited administrative power.
Our city manager is Lisa Taylor. The council is composed of 5 members from the City of Durant. The Mayor and Vice-Mayor are chosen by members of the Council. The city is divided into four wards with 1 member of the city council from each ward. There is also one at-large city council member which can be from any ward in the City.