Editing Longmont, Colorado (section)

==Government==
Longmont is a [[List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality|home rule municipality]]. Its current [[Municipal charter|city charter]] was adopted in 1961, and has been amended numerous times since.<ref>{{Cite web 
|title=History of Longmont
|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/museum/historic-collections/history-of-longmont/#:~:text=1961%20%E2%80%93%20City%20Charter%20adopted%20and,control%20center%20in%20northwest%20Longmont.
|website=City of Longmont
|access-date=November 1, 2024
}}</ref><ref name="Longmont City Charter">{{Cite web
|title=Longmont City Charter
|url=https://library.municode.com/co/longmont/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH
|website=Municode
|access-date=November 1, 2024
}}</ref> Longmont is governed by a seven-member City Council, which consists of the directly-elected mayor of Longmont and six additional councilmembers.<ref name="Mayor & City Council Members">{{Cite web
|title=Mayor & City Council Members
|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/government/mayor-city-council-members/
|website=City of Longmont
|access-date=November 1, 2024
}}</ref> Of the six councilmembers, three are elected from one of three [[Ward (United States)|wards]], and three are elected from the city [[at-large]].<ref>{{Cite web
|title=Find My Council Member
|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-clerk/election-information/find-my-council-member/
|website=City of Longmont
|access-date=November 1, 2024
}}</ref> The mayor is elected for a term of two years, and each councilmember is elected for a term of four years.<ref name="Mayor & City Council Members" /> Regular city elections in Longmont are held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years.<ref>{{Cite web
|title=Election Information
|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-clerk/election-information/
|website=City of Longmont
|access-date=November 2, 2024
}}</ref> The officials elected at each regular city election alternate between (1) the mayor, the councilmembers from Wards One and Three, and one councilmember elected at-large, and (2) the mayor, the councilmember from Ward Two, and two councilmembers elected at large.<ref name="Longmont City Charter" />

Longmont operates under a [[Council-manager government|council-manager]] system of government, with a city manager acting as the city's chief administrative officer.<ref>{{Cite web
|title=City Manager
|url=https://longmontcolorado.gov/city-manager/
|website=City of Longmont
|access-date=November 1, 2024
}}</ref> The city manager is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Council.<ref name="Longmont City Charter" />

This is a list of individuals who have served as mayor of Longmont.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/city-council/mayors-of-longmont| title=Mayors of Longmont since 1881| publisher=City of Longmont| access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Mayor || Term
|-
| L. H. Dickson || 1881–1885
|-
| George T. Dell || 1885–1887
|-
| Charles H. Baker (Colorado politician)|Charles H. Baker || 1887–1888
|-
| John B. Thompson (Longmont, Colorado)|John B. Thompson || 1888–1889
|-
| Ira L. Herron || 1889–1890
|-
| Frank Stickney || 1890–1892
|-
| John A. Buckley (Colorado politician)|John A. Buckley || 1892–1894
|-
| Neil C. Sullivan || 1894–1896
|-
| George W. Coffin || 1896–1897
|-
| Willis A. Warner || 1897–1898
|-
| Frank M. Downer || 1898–1899
|-
| Frank M. Miller || 1899–1901
|-
| John A. Donovan || 1901–1903
|-
| Samuel C. Morgan || 1903–1905
|-
| Charles A. Bradley || 1905–1909
|-
| Frank P. Secor || 1909–1911
|-
| Rae H. Kiteley || 1911–1921
|-
| James F. Hays || 1921–1927
|-
| Fred W. Flanders || 1927–1929
|-
| Earl T. Ludlow || 1929–1931
|-
| Ray Lanyon || 1931–1943
|-
| Fred C. Ferguson || 1943–1947
|-
| George A. Richart || 1947–1949
|-
| Otto F. Vliet || 1949–1957
|-
| Richard C. Troxell || 1957–1959
|-
| Albert Will || 1959–1961
|-
| Ralph R. Price || 1961–1969
|-
| Alexander Zlaten || 1969–1971 [[Pro Tem]]
|-
| Wade Gaddis || 1971–1973 Pro Tem
|-
| Austin P. Stonebreaker || 1973–1974
|-
| Alvin G. Perenyi || 1975–1977
|-
| George F. Chandler || 1977 Pro Tem
|-
| E. George Patterson Jr. || 1977–1979
|-
| Robert J. Askey || 1979–1981
|-
| William G. Swenson || 1981–1985
|-
| Larry Burkhardt || 1985–1987
|-
| Alvin E. Sweney || 1987–1989
|-
| Fred Wilson (Longmont, Colorado)|Fred Wilson || 1989–1993
|-
| Leona Stoecker || 1993–2001
|-
| Julia Pirnack || 2001–2007
|-
| Roger Lange || 2007–2009
|-
| Bryan L. Baum || 2009–2011
|-
|[[Dennis Coombs|Dennis L. Coombs]]|| 2011–2017
|-
| Brian Bagley ||2017–2021
|-
| Joan Peck ||2021–Present<ref name=NewMayor2021/>
|}

===Federal and state representation===

In the [[Colorado House of Representatives]], Longmont is split between the 11th and 19th House districts, which are currently represented by Representatives [[Karen McCormick]] (D) and [[Dan Woog]] (R), respectively.<ref>
{{Cite web
|url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/disk/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDVG9JYTJWNVNTSWhlWEpwYzJkd2VuSnplREp4YWpnd2VuZGlNR3h5YkhkcE1UUmlPQVk2QmtWVU9oQmthWE53YjNOcGRHbHZia2tpUzJsdWJHbHVaVHNnWm1sc1pXNWhiV1U5SWtOcGRIa2dVM0JzYVhSekxuQmtaaUk3SUdacGJHVnVZVzFsS2oxVlZFWXRPQ2NuUTJsMGVTVXlNRk53YkdsMGN5NXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRmpiMjUwWlc1MFgzUjVjR1ZKSWhSaGNIQnNhV05oZEdsdmJpOXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRnpaWEoyYVdObFgyNWhiV1U2Q214dlkyRnMiLCJleHAiOiIyMDI0LTExLTA1VDE3OjEzOjQyLjkxMVoiLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2tleSJ9fQ==--1b6df255e7a8f251e2f69e6094a7507095edc6ba/City%20Splits.pdf
|title=Assigned District Splits: 2021 Final Approved House Plan
|website=Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions
|access-date=November 5, 2024
}}</ref><ref name="Legislators">
{{Cite web
|url=https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators?session_id=104236
|title=Legislators
|website=Colorado General Assembly
|access-date=January 21, 2025
}}</ref> In the [[Colorado Senate|Colorado State Senate]], Longmont is a part of the 17th Senate district, which is currently represented by Senator [[Katie Wallace]] (D), who was selected by a vacancy committee to represent the district following the resignation of former Senator [[Sonya Jaquez Lewis]].<ref>
{{Cite web
|url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/disk/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDVG9JYTJWNVNTSWhabkl3ZURoMGNtaGphV2QwWm5CamEyNWhkWEEyWlhjd2FYTnBOUVk2QmtWVU9oQmthWE53YjNOcGRHbHZia2tpUzJsdWJHbHVaVHNnWm1sc1pXNWhiV1U5SWtOcGRIa2dVM0JzYVhSekxuQmtaaUk3SUdacGJHVnVZVzFsS2oxVlZFWXRPQ2NuUTJsMGVTVXlNRk53YkdsMGN5NXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRmpiMjUwWlc1MFgzUjVjR1ZKSWhSaGNIQnNhV05oZEdsdmJpOXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRnpaWEoyYVdObFgyNWhiV1U2Q214dlkyRnMiLCJleHAiOiIyMDI0LTExLTA1VDE4OjUwOjI3LjMxNloiLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2tleSJ9fQ==--dab586be6680d5a6c16e500bcb85e0c2a6576c22/City%20Splits.pdf
|title=Assigned District Splits: 2021 Final Approved Senate Plan
|website=Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions
|access-date=November 5, 2024
}}</ref><ref>
{{Cite web
|url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/02/18/sonya-jaquez-lewis-resignation/
|title=Democratic Senator Resigns From Colorado Legislature Amid Ethics Investigation, New Allegation of Fabricated Support Letter
|website=The Colorado Sun
|access-date=February 20, 2025
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jesse |date=2025-03-19 |title=Katie Wallace selected by Democratic vacancy committee to replace Colorado senator who resigned amid controversy |url=https://coloradosun.com/2025/03/18/katie-wallace-sonya-jaquez-lewis-colorado-senate/ |access-date=2025-04-03 |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}}</ref> At the federal level, Longmont is a part of [[Colorado's 2nd congressional district]], which is currently represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|United States House of Represenatives]] by Congressman [[Joe Neguse]] (D).<ref>
{{Cite web
|url=https://redistricting.colorado.gov/rails/active_storage/disk/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdDVG9JYTJWNVNTSWhNWEozYkRWNWMyUTRlRFZqYlhSeVpHcHhOakZ4WjNCbWJEVnROZ1k2QmtWVU9oQmthWE53YjNOcGRHbHZia2tpUzJsdWJHbHVaVHNnWm1sc1pXNWhiV1U5SWtOcGRIa2dVM0JzYVhSekxuQmtaaUk3SUdacGJHVnVZVzFsS2oxVlZFWXRPQ2NuUTJsMGVTVXlNRk53YkdsMGN5NXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRmpiMjUwWlc1MFgzUjVjR1ZKSWhSaGNIQnNhV05oZEdsdmJpOXdaR1lHT3daVU9oRnpaWEoyYVdObFgyNWhiV1U2Q214dlkyRnMiLCJleHAiOiIyMDI0LTExLTA1VDE5OjMyOjM0LjEzNVoiLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2tleSJ9fQ==--f0f179b13b6337318375952d7058c5e1ef9dab31/City%20Splits.pdf
|title=Assigned District Splits: 2021 Final Approved Congressional Plan
|website=Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions
|access-date=November 5, 2024
}}</ref><ref>
{{Cite web
|url=https://www.house.gov/representatives
|title=Directory of Representatives
|website=United States House of Representatives
|access-date=November 5, 2024
}}</ref>

===Fire department===
The Longmont Fire Department was established in its current form in 1908. The history of the department can be traced back to the creation of the ''W. A. Buckingham Hook & Ladder Company'' in 1879.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Longmont Fire Department|url=https://5280fire.com/home/colorado-fire-apparatus-stations/boulder-county/longmont-fire-department/|last=|first=|date=|website=5280fire.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=May 2, 2020}}</ref>

{{As of|2020}} the department operates from six stations throughout the city. [[Longmont Fire Department Station 1]] was built in 1907, used by the department until 1971, and listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Sculle|first=Keith A.|date=July 1989|title=The National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Preservation Possibilities National Park Service Frederick: A Historic Preservation Commission at Work National Park Service|journal=The Public Historian|volume=11|issue=3|pages=92–94|doi=10.2307/3378617|jstor=3378617|issn=0272-3433}}</ref>