Editing Springfield, Missouri (section)

==Government==
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|+ Springfield city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vote.greenecountymo.gov/elections/|title=Elections – Greene County MO Elections}}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
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| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |48.70% ''34,777''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''48.80%''' 34,871
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |2.50% ''1,815''
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| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
| align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |40.30% ''26,593''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}} |'''52.40%''' ''34,603''
| align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}} |7.20% ''4,780''
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[[File:City hall Springfield Missouri.tif|thumb|upright|Springfield City Hall]]
Springfield's city government is based on the [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] system. By charter, the city has eight council members, each elected for a four-year term on a [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] basis, and a [[mayor]] elected for a two-year term. Jason Gage, the City Manager, appointed by the council, serves as the chief executive and administrative officer for the city and is responsible for directing the overall operations of the City of Springfield and for executing all policies and programs authorized by City Council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.springfieldmo.gov/261/City-Managers-Office|title=City Manager's Office &#124; Springfield, MO - Official Website|website=www.springfieldmo.gov}}</ref> Anita Cotter, the City Clerk, appointed by the council to serve as the Chief of Staff for City Council Members and Custodian of Records, coordinates and responds to all Sunshine Requests and maintains official City records, including minutes, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, and other vital documents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.springfieldmo.gov/231/City-Clerk|title = City Clerk &#124; Springfield, MO - Official Website}}</ref> The presiding officer at council meetings is the mayor. Council meetings are held every other Monday night in City Council Chambers. City Council elections are held the first Tuesday in April.
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|+Springfield City Council<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council {{!}} Springfield, MO - Official Website|url=https://www.springfieldmo.gov/145/City-Council |access-date=June 11, 2022|website=www.springfieldmo.gov}}</ref>
!Office
!Officeholder
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|Mayor
|Ken McClure
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|General Seat A
|Heather Hardinger
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|General Seat B
|Craig Hosmer
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|General Seat C
|Callie Carroll
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|General Seat D
|Derek Lee
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|Zone 1
|Monica Horton
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|Zone 2
|Abe McGull
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|Zone 3
|Brandon Jenson
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|Zone 4
|Matthew Simpson
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[[City Utilities of Springfield]] (CU) is a city-owned utility serving the Springfield area with electricity, natural gas, water, telecommunications and transit services. CU provides service to over 115,000 electric, 84,000 natural gas, and 83,000 water customers.
<ref>{{cite report |date=September 30, 2020 |title=City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri (A Component Unit of the City of Springfield, Missouri) |url=https://www.cityutilities.net/wp-content/uploads/cu-financials.pdf |publisher=BKD}}</ref>