Editing McCook, Nebraska (section)

==Government==
McCook has a council-manager style government.  Five council members are elected at large; the five elect one of their number as mayor, and a second as vice president.  As of 2015, council members are Mayor Mike Gonzales, Vice-President Janet Hepp, Jerry Calvin, Bruce McDowell, and Gene Weedin.<ref>[http://www.cityofmccook.com/index.aspx?nid=77 "City Council".]  [http://www.cityofmccook.com/ City of McCook, Nebraska.]  Retrieved February 25, 2015.</ref>

The city government operates through eight departments and offices: Administration, Building and Zoning, Fire, Library, Police, Public Works, Senior Center, and Utilities.<ref>[http://www.cityofmccook.com/index.aspx?NID=8 "Departments".]  [http://www.cityofmccook.com/ City of McCook, Nebraska.]  Retrieved February 25, 2015.</ref>  Advisory boards and commissions, both those required by law and those created for specific purposes, are appointed by the council; as of 2015, there were fourteen such boards and commissions.<ref>[http://www.cityofmccook.com/index.aspx?nid=79 "Advisory Boards & Commissions".]  [http://www.cityofmccook.com/ City of McCook, Nebraska.]  Retrieved February 25, 2015.</ref>