Editing Rainier, Washington (section)

==Government==

Rainier has a [[mayor–council government]]. In 2017, Robert Shaw became the mayor of Rainier.<ref name="2017 election">{{cite news |last1=Kollar |first1=Andrew |last2=Wagar |first2=Michael |title=Foster Retained as Mayor of Yelm |url=http://www.yelmonline.com/news/article_04a24ada-c4e0-11e7-822e-571f3f6d2df3.html |access-date=July 24, 2018 |work=Nisqually Valley News |date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> The [[city council]] has five members.<ref name="City Council List">{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://www.cityofrainierwa.org/city-council |publisher=City of Rainier |access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref> Other government positions in Rainier include that of [[city administrator]], [[City clerk|clerk]], [[City Treasurer|treasurer]], [[city attorney]], [[fire chief]], and [[Public works|public works director]].<ref name="2017 election2">{{cite news |last1=Kollar |first1=Andrew |last2=Wagar |first2=Michael |date=November 8, 2017 |title=Foster Retained as Mayor of Yelm |work=Nisqually Valley News |url=http://www.yelmonline.com/news/article_04a24ada-c4e0-11e7-822e-571f3f6d2df3.html |accessdate=24 July 2018}}</ref>