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==Government== The city of Carbondale has a [[council-manager government]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ci.carbondale.il.us/node/11 |title=Carbondale.il.us |access-date=September 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826113627/http://ci.carbondale.il.us/node/11 |archive-date=August 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> There are a total of seven elected city officials: a mayor and six city council members elected [[at-large]] for four-year staggered terms. The City Manager, a professional hired by the city council, appoints the department heads. The city provides services such as police, fire, development services, public works, and public library. Several boards and commissions allow for citizen participation, bringing more citizens into civic activities and helping to bridge the gap between the residents and the government. Carbondale is a zoned, [[home rule]] municipality. In 2010, the city approved a new comprehensive plan that lays out goals for the future and ways to accomplish these goals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ci.carbondale.il.us/sites/default/files/pdf/Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf |title=Carbondale.il.us |access-date=December 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312221814/http://ci.carbondale.il.us/sites/default/files/pdf/Comprehensive%20Plan.pdf |archive-date=March 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> On April 5, 2011, Joel Fritzler was elected mayor for a four-year term,<ref>[http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=12830&type=top Wsiltv.com]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> but on February 3, 2014, he resigned to accept a job in [[Arizona]]. The City Council chose Don Monty as acting mayor to finish Fritzler's term.<ref>[http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/carbondale/monty-takes-the-reins-acting-mayor-says-he-s-honored/article_78b795e2-8e20-11e3-a3f9-001a4bcf887a.html Thesouthern.com]</ref> On April 7, 2015, John "Mike" Henry was elected mayor, and he took office in May 2015.<ref>[http://thesouthern.com/elections/john-mike-henry-to-be-next-carbondale-mayor/article_45ebef89-637c-561c-ad01-fbee91bf24c6.html Thesouthern.com]</ref> On April 4, 2023, Carolin Harvey was elected mayor, the first African-American to hold the office; Harvey had been acting mayor since Henry took a leave of absence.<ref>{{Cite news|first= Colin|last= Baillie |authorlink= |title= Carolin Harvey wins election to become first Black mayor of Carbondale |newspaper=[[KFVS-TV]]|date=April 4, 2023 |url= https://www.kfvs12.com/2023/04/05/carolin-harvey-wins-election-become-first-black-mayor-carbondale/ |via=}}</ref>
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