Editing Richmond, Texas (section)

==Government==
[[File:RichmondPoliceDept.jpg|thumb|Richmond Police Department is in the old jail]]

The [[United States Postal Service]] Richmond Post Office is located at 5560 [[Farm to Market Road 1640]].<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120722005956/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/30520?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Richmond Post Office Location - RICHMOND]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.</ref>

The city is governed by a mayor and four commissioners elected at large for two-year terms.  The commission sets policy and the day-to-day management is done by a city manager hired by the commission.<ref name="cityelected">[http://www.ci.richmond.tx.us/elected.htm Elected Officials] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226144750/http://www.ci.richmond.tx.us/elected.htm |date=December 26, 2008 }}, City of Richmond web site, retrieved 2008-12-29</ref>

[[Hilmar G. Moore]] served as mayor from 1949 until his death on December 4, 2012 and was believed to be the longest-serving mayor in the United States.<ref name="cityhilbio">[http://www.ci.richmond.tx.us/hilbio.htm Hilmar G. Moore] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227093205/http://www.ci.richmond.tx.us/hilbio.htm |date=February 27, 2011 }}, City of Richmond web site, retrieved 2008-12-29</ref><ref name="ChronRichmond">Stewart, Richard, [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/6184886.html Meet America's (likely) longest-serving mayor: Richmond's leader has held office since 1949. Could any other city in the U.S. say the same?], [[Houston Chronicle]], Dec. 29, 2008, 3:39AM, retrieved 2008-12-29</ref>  Rebecca "Becky" Haas is currently the mayor.<ref name="mayor"/>