When Tel Aviv was recognized as a city, Dizengoff was elected mayor, remaining in office until his death.

[2] The Tel Aviv municipality was initially located on Rothschild Boulevard.

[3] A new city hall was designed in the 1950s by architect Menachem Cohen, in the Brutalist style.

A large plaza at the foot of the building, Kings of Israel Square, was designed as a central area for public events and ceremonies.

Current mayor Ron Huldai replaced the system of administration in which municipal divisions were headed by aldermen representing different coalition factions with a centralized system in which divisions are headed by top civil servants who report to him.