Editing Sturgis, Michigan (section)

==Government==
The City of Sturgis is a [[council-manager form of government]] with a nine-member city commission.  The city is divided into four precincts and two members of the commission are elected from each precinct with one member elected from the City at large.  Members elected from precincts serve a term of four years while the member at large serves a two-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sturgismi.gov/commission/|title=City Commission|website=City of Sturgis – City Commission|access-date=2016-07-15}}</ref> Each year in November the commission nominates one of its members as mayor and another as vice-mayor.  The current mayor is Frank Perez and the current vice-mayor is Aaron Miller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sturgismi.gov/commission/members.php|title=Commission Members|website=City of Sturgis – Commission Members|access-date=2016-07-15}}</ref>

The city commission is the legislative body, responsible for the passage of municipal ordinances and the overall direction of City. The city commission appoints a professional city manager, who manages the day-to-day operations of the city, as well as the city attorney, city assessor, city treasurer, and city clerk.  The commission sets policy to be carried out by the city manager and city staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sturgismi.gov/commission/index.php|title=Sturgis Michigan – City of Sturgis Michigan Website|website=sturgismi.gov|access-date=2017-07-27}}</ref>