Editing Clayton, Missouri (section)

==Government==
Clayton is governed via a six-member board of aldermen and a mayor. Aldermen are elected from one of three wards with each electing two members. The mayor is elected in a citywide vote. A city clerk is appointed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor & Board Of Aldermen |url=https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/mayor-board-of-aldermen |website=claytonmo.gov |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=City Clerk |url=https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/city-clerk |website=claytonmo.gov |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref> Police services are provided by the Clayton Police Department, led by Chief Mark J. Smith,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Police {{!}} City of Clayton, MO |url=https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/police |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.claytonmo.gov |language=en}}</ref> with fire and rescue services provided by the Clayton Fire Department, led by Chief Ernie Rhodes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire {{!}} City of Clayton, MO |url=https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/fire |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=www.claytonmo.gov |language=en}}</ref>

Currently the mayor of Clayton is Michelle Harris and the Board of Aldermen includes:
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="3" |Clayton Board of Aldermen
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|'''Ward 1'''
|'''Ward 2'''
|'''Ward 3'''
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|Richard Lintz
|Ira Berkowitz
|Bridget McAndrew
|-
|Becky Patel
|Susan Buse
|Gary Feder
|-
| colspan="3" |[https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/mayor-board-of-aldermen Clayton Mayor & Board of Aldermen]
|}
Because of its status as the [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]] seat, Clayton is home to the St. Louis County Council, the St. Louis County courts, the Buzz Westfall Justice Center, and the [[St. Louis County Police Department|St. Louis County Police]] headquarters.