Editing Marysville, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Marysville City Hall (19002708680).jpg|thumb|right|Marysville's former city hall from 2003 to 2022, located on State Avenue]]

Marysville, a non-charter code city, operates under a [[mayor–council government]] with an elected mayor and an elected city council.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington City and Town Profiles |url=http://mrsc.org/Home/Research-Tools/Washington-City-and-Town-Profiles.aspx |publisher=[[Municipal Research and Services Center]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The mayor serves a term of four years and has been a full-time position since July 1997.<ref name="GovForm">{{cite web |title=Form of Government |url=http://www.marysvillewa.gov/263/Form-of-Government |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McGaffin |first=Pam |date=October 17, 1996 |title=Growing Marysville needs mayor full time |page=B2 |work=The Everett Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-growing-marysville-need/141889582/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref> A proposal to change to a [[council–manager government]] was submitted as a ballot measure in 2002 and rejected by voters.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brian |date=September 18, 2002 |title=Marysville leaning to keep mayor |page=B1 |work=The Everett Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-marysville-leaning-to-k/141889830/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kelly |first=Brian |date=September 17, 2002 |title=Mayor, manager choice for voters |page=B1 |work=The Everett Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-mayor-manager-choice-f/141889885/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref> The 32nd and current mayor of Marysville, Jon Nehring, was appointed on June 28, 2010, after the resignation of incumbent Dennis Kendall;<ref>{{cite news |last=Daybert |first=Amy |date=June 29, 2010 |title=Marysville City Council appoints a new mayor |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-city-council-appoints-a-new-mayor/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> Nehring was elected to a full term in November 2011, and re-elected in 2015, 2019, and 2023;<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=October 12, 2015 |title=One contested race, fireworks ban on ballot in Marysville |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/one-contested-race-fireworks-ban-on-ballot-in-marysville/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Edmonds, Lake Stevens and Sultan usher in changes at the top |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/edmonds-lake-stevens-and-sultan-usher-in-changes-at-the-top/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> he ran unopposed in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hendry |first=Surya |date=July 24, 2023 |title=In Lake Stevens, Marysville, voters have just 1 choice for mayor |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/in-lake-stevens-marysville-voters-have-just-1-choice-for-mayor/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>

The city council is composed of seven residents who are elected in [[at-large]], [[Nonpartisan election|non-partisan]] elections to four-year terms. The elections are staggered, with three positions elected on the same ballot as the mayor, and four positions elected two years later. The council also selects a member to serve as council president for a one-year term.<ref name="GovForm"/> The council meets twice per month, excluding holidays and during the month of August, in the City Council Chambers at the city hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=http://marysvillewa.gov/264/City-Council |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> A proposal to adopt a [[council–manager government]] system was defeated by voters in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last=Langston |first=Jennifer |date=September 16, 2002 |title=Ungainly growth brings calls for city managers |page=A1 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ungainly-growth-brings-calls-for-city-managers-1096193.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref>

According to the [[Washington State Auditor]], Marysville's municipal government employs 266 people and its general fund expenditures totaled $38.7 million in 2015.<ref>{{cite report |date=July 18, 2016 |title=Accountability Audit Report: City of Marysville, Snohomish County |url=http://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?arn=1016939&isFinding=false |publisher=[[Washington State Auditor]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The 2015–16 biennial budget allocated $128.1 million in expenditures for 2015 and $109.7 million for 2016; general fund spending was limited to $44.1 million in 2015 and $45.1 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Winters |first=Chris |date=November 13, 2014 |title=Marysville passes $128M budget for 2015 |url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysville-passes-128m-budget-for-2015/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> City taxes, collected from [[sales tax|retail sales]], [[property tax|property assessment]], and other sources, accounted for $34.3 million in annual revenue.<ref>{{cite report |last1=Langdon |first1=Sandy |last2=Gritton |first2=Denise |date=November 3, 2014 |title=2015–2016 Biennial Budget, City of Marysville, Washington |page=XXXI |url=http://docs.marysvillewa.gov/htcomnet/Handlers/AnonymousDownload.ashx?file=14c6c406 |publisher=City of Marysville |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> {{as of|2024}}, the combined sales tax rate in Marysville is 9.4&nbsp;percent, of which 1.3&nbsp;percent is collected by the city government and its associated transportation benefit district.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baumbach |first=Jenelle |date=December 27, 2023 |title=3 Snohomish County cities have highest sales tax rate in state |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/3-snohomish-county-cities-have-highest-sales-tax-rate-in-state/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 22, 2024}}</ref>

The city has several departments providing services to its residents, including a [[police department]], municipal courts, garbage collection, planning and zoning, parks and recreational programs, engineering, street maintenance, water and wastewater services, and stormwater treatment.<ref name="CAFR"/>{{rp|4}} A new civic campus, combining a [[police station]], city jail, and city hall,<ref>{{cite news |last=Davis-Leonard |date=May 11, 2021 |title=Former community hub in Marysville set for demolition |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/former-community-hub-in-marysville-set-for-demolition/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> was built adjacent to Comeford Park in downtown and opened in October 2022.<ref name="Herald-CityHall2022">{{cite news |last=Haun |first=Riley |date=December 17, 2022 |title=New civic center manifests Marysville's dream of a 'one-stop shop' |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-civic-center-manifests-marysvilles-dream-of-a-one-stop-shop/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=December 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Andersson |first=Christopher |date=October 25, 2022 |title=M'ville Civic Center opens to public |url=https://www.northcountyoutlook.com/news/mville-civic-center-opens-to-public/article_a8afa09c-5490-11ed-a779-eb09e893c33b.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113184708/https://www.northcountyoutlook.com/news/mville-civic-center-opens-to-public/article_a8afa09c-5490-11ed-a779-eb09e893c33b.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |work=North County Outlook |accessdate=January 19, 2023}}</ref> Marysville contracts with regional districts for other services, including a [[public library]],<ref name="Library">{{cite web |title=Marysville Library |url=http://www.sno-isle.org/locations/marysville/ |publisher=[[Sno-Isle Libraries]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> [[public transport]],<ref>{{cite map |date=July 2015 |title=Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area |url=https://www.communitytransit.org/docs/default-source/about-documents/2015julyptba-map.pdf?sfvrsn=0 |publisher=[[Community Transit]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> electricity,<ref name="PUD">{{cite web |title=Quick Facts |url=http://www.snopud.com/?p=1350 |publisher=[[Snohomish County Public Utility District]] |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> natural gas,<ref name="PSE">{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Puget Sound Energy service area |url=http://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |publisher=[[Puget Sound Energy]] |access-date=January 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128213047/https://pse.com/aboutpse/PseNewsroom/MediaKit/1213_ServiceAreaMap_web.pdf |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and fire protection.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.marysvillefiredistrict.org/about-us/ |publisher=Marysville Fire District |access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref>

At the federal level, Marysville has been part of the [[Washington's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]], represented by Democrat [[Suzan DelBene]], since 2022. The district encompasses parts of Snohomish and King counties between Arlington and [[Bellevue, Washington|Bellevue]] that generally lie east of Interstate 5.<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 1 |scale=1:118,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA01.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Incumbents DelBene, Larsen say country is heading in right direction |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/incumbents-delbene-larsen-say-country-is-heading-in-right-direction/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The city lies within two [[Washington State Legislature|state legislative]] districts, each with a [[Washington State Senate|state senator]] and two [[Washington House of Representatives|state representatives]]: the [[Washington's 38th legislative district|38th district]] includes most of the city's southern side along with the Tulalip Indian Reservation and the city of Everett; the [[Washington's 39th legislative district|39th district]] includes the northwestern part of the city and the city of [[Arlington, Washington|Arlington]]; and the [[Washington's 44th legislative district|44th district]] includes the southeastern part of the city and the outlying areas of eastern Snohomish and Skagit counties.<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: State Legislative Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99579/Legislative-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite map |author=Washington State Redistricting Commission |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Legislative District 39 |page=40 |work=District Maps Booklet 2022 |url=https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Maps/Redistricting%20Map%20Booklet_2022.pdf |publisher=Washington State Legislative Information Center |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Marysville is wholly part of the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 1st district, which represents most of northern Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: County Council Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99589/County-Council-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>