Editing Kalamazoo, Michigan (section)

== Government ==
[[File:Kalamazoo City Hall in 2022.jpg|thumb|Kalamazoo City Hall]]
Kalamazoo government is administered under a [[council-manager government|commission-manager]] style of government. The [[city commission government|city commission]] is the representative body of the city, and consists of seven members—six city commissioners and a separately elected mayor—elected on a staggered [[non-partisan]] basis every four years. Whoever receives the most votes during an election becomes vice mayor of the city for the first two years of their term until a new vice mayor is selected. The current City Commission consists of Mayor David Anderson, Vice Mayor Don Cooney, and commissioners Jeanne Hess, Chris Praedel, Qianna Decker, Stephanie Hoffman, and Esteven Juarez.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.kalamazoocity.org/Government/Mayor-Vice-Mayor-and-City-Commissioners |title = City Commission |publisher = City of Kalamazoo |access-date = October 8, 2022}}</ref>  The current mayor, David F. Anderson, was elected to a second term on November 2, 2021, beating Ben Stanley with 78.7% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2021/11/david-anderson-elected-to-2nd-term-as-kalamazoo-mayor-unofficial-results-show.html|title=David Anderson elected to 2nd term as Kalamazoo mayor, unofficial results show|first= Brad|last= Devereaux|website=mlive.com|date=November 3, 2021|access-date=October 8, 2022}}</ref>

The vice mayor of Kalamazoo is Don Cooney, who won election in 2021 with 69.37% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2, 2021 |title=Election Results November 2, 2021 General Election |url=https://www.kalcounty.com/clerk/elections_voting/elections/results.php?election=2021-11-02 |access-date=October 8, 2022 }}</ref>

The [[City Manager|city manager]] is the city's chief administrative officer. The manager is hired by, and answers to, the city commission.