Kalamazoo, Michigan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Government == Kalamazoo government is administered under a [[council-manager government|commission-manager]] style of government. The [[city commission government|city commission]] is the representative body of the city, and consists of seven members—six city commissioners and a separately elected mayor—elected on a staggered [[non-partisan]] basis every four years. Whoever receives the most votes during an election becomes vice mayor of the city for the first two years of their term until a new vice mayor is selected. The current City Commission consists of Mayor David Anderson, Vice Mayor Don Cooney, and commissioners Jeanne Hess, Chris Praedel, Qianna Decker, Stephanie Hoffman, and Esteven Juarez.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.kalamazoocity.org/Government/Mayor-Vice-Mayor-and-City-Commissioners |title = City Commission |publisher = City of Kalamazoo |access-date = October 8, 2022}}</ref> The current mayor, David F. Anderson, was elected to a second term on November 2, 2021, beating Ben Stanley with 78.7% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2021/11/david-anderson-elected-to-2nd-term-as-kalamazoo-mayor-unofficial-results-show.html|title=David Anderson elected to 2nd term as Kalamazoo mayor, unofficial results show|first= Brad|last= Devereaux|website=mlive.com|date=November 3, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref> The vice mayor of Kalamazoo is Don Cooney, who won election in 2021 with 69.37% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Election Results November 2, 2021 General Election |url=https://www.kalcounty.com/clerk/elections_voting/elections/results.php?election=2021-11-02 |access-date=October 8, 2022 }}</ref> The [[City Manager|city manager]] is the city's chief administrative officer. The manager is hired by, and answers to, the city commission. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page