The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The commission system of city government was first adopted in Galveston. Texas.
The reason to adopt this system was that the city government was unable to handle recovery efforts effectively after a hurricane. We are talking about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900.
We are referring to a form of local government that is possible in the United States. The Commission System of City Government requires that citizens vote for the members of the Commission. They could be 5 to 8 members that are going to form the equivalent of a legislative body with some activities done by the executive branch.
