Editing Sidney, Ohio (section)

==Government==
The city government is a [[council–manager government|council–manager system]]. The city council consists of a mayor and six members; three council members are elected at-large by all city voters, while the remaining four are elected from each of the four wards. All council members serve terms of four years. The mayor and vice-mayor are elected by the council with a majority vote and serve terms of two years. The council meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5:30&nbsp;p.m. In addition to their bi-weekly meetings, the City Council meets on the first Monday of each month in workshop sessions as needed. Most meetings are held in the municipal building council chambers.

Council members include: Mike Barhorst, Mayor (at-large),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sidneydailynews.com/2023/12/05/barhorst-returns-as-sidney-mayor/ | title=Barhorst returns as Sidney mayor | date=December 5, 2023 }}</ref> Steve Wagner, Vice Mayor (Fourth Ward), Joe Moniaci (Second Ward), Scott Roddy (Third Ward), Mardie Milligan (First Ward), Cory Huelskamp (at-large), and Jenny VanMatre (at-large).

The city council appoints a [[City manager|professional manager]] to oversee the administrative operations, implement its objectives, and advise it on all related matters. The manager position is similar to that of a corporate [[chief executive officer]] (CEO), providing professional management to the board of directors. The current [[City manager|City Manager]] is Andrew Bowsher,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-13|title=Sidney City Council selects next city manager - Sidney Daily News|url=https://www.sidneydailynews.com/news/206809/sidney-city-council-selects-next-city-manager|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.sidneydailynews.com|language=en-US}}</ref> who was appointed in September 2021. He is the 14th City Manager to serve the City of Sidney.