Editing Kentwood, Michigan (section)

==Government==
Kentwood has a [[mayor]], who also serves as the city manager, and a legislature consisting of a city commission. The current mayor is Stephen Kepley. The [[mayor pro tem]]pore is selected by the city commission; Ward 1 Commissioner Robert Coughlin currently serves in this role. The mayor serves as a voting member of the city commission and presides over commission meetings. However, he does not have the power to [[veto]] a resolution or ordinance.

Voters in Kentwood elect a mayor, [[city clerk]], and [[city treasurer]] to four-year terms, and elect six city commissioners to four-year, staggered terms. Every two years, voters in each of the city's two wards elect one commissioner, while another city commissioner is elected by the city at-large.