Editing Klamath Falls, Oregon (section)

==Government==
[[File:002 klamath falls.jpg|thumb|right|The Klamath County Courthouse]]

Klamath Falls is a [[home rule]] municipality under the [[Oregon Constitution]], and has been governed by a [[council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government since its citizens voted to adopt the current charter in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klamathfalls.city/DocumentCenter/View/639/City-Charter-PDF|title=The Revised Charter of 1972|website=City of Klamath Falls}}</ref> The [[city council]], which is [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]], has five [[councillor|member]]s, each elected from one of the five [[wards of the United States|ward]]s. They serve four-year terms, which are staggered so that either two or three seats are up for election every two years. The [[mayor]], who is nonpartisan and serves a term of four years, presides over all city council meetings. This official appoints committees, can veto any ordinance not passed with the affirmative vote of at least four council members, and casts tie-breaking votes. The [[city manager]], however, is the administrative head of the city. This official is appointed by the council and serves an indefinite term at the council's pleasure. The municipal judge and the city attorney are appointed on the same basis. Todd Kellstrom was mayor from 1992 to 2016. Carol Westfall is the current mayor, having beaten Kellstrom in the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klamathfalls.city/283/Current-Election-Information|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025034155/https://klamathfalls.city/283/Current-Election-Information|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 25, 2021|title=City of Klamath Falls Mayor|website=City of Klamath Falls}}</ref> Jonathan Teichert is the current city manager.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klamathfalls.city/210/Mayor-Council|title=I want to / Find / Mayor & Council|website=City of Klamath Falls}}</ref>

For the purpose of representation in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|state legislature]], Klamath Falls is located in the [[Oregon's 28th Senate district|28th]] [[Oregon State Senate|Senate]] district, represented by [[Oregon Republican Party|Republican]] [[Dennis Linthicum]], and in the [[Oregon's 56th House district|56th]] [[Oregon House of Representatives|House]] district, represented by Republican [[E. Werner Reschke]]. Federally, Klamath Falls is located in [[Oregon's 2nd congressional district]], which has a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of R+10<ref>{{cite report|title=Introducing The Cook Political Report Partisan Voting Index (PVI) for the 111th Congress|publisher=[[The Cook Political Report]]|url=http://www.cookpolitical.com/node/4201|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902083328/http://www.cookpolitical.com/node/4201|archive-date=September 2, 2011}}</ref>
and is represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Cliff Bentz]].