Editing Cape Coral, Florida (section)

==Government==
The city of Cape Coral operates under the [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government. City Council members are elected at large from seven districts. The mayor is also elected at large and is the eighth member of the council. The mayor presides over council meetings. On January 13, 2021, Mayor Joe Coviello died, and the City Council unanimously decided to appoint a mayor, rather than have a [[special election]].<ref name="appointed" /> The City Countil voted 6–1 to appoint council member John Gunter to the position of mayor.<ref name="appointed" /> The City of Cape Coral provides [[Cape Coral Police Department|police]] and [[Cape Coral Fire Department|fire services]] within the city.