Editing Flushing, Michigan (section)

== Government and politics ==
The city of Flushing is a [[Council–manager government|Council-Manager]] form of government. The original city charter was adopted Nov 3, 1964 and updated Nov 2, 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://library.municode.com/mi/flushing/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIXVLAUS|title=Municode Library|website=library.municode.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-06}}</ref> The Flushing Fire Department is an on call fire fighting service for the city as well as Flushing Township. The command staff consists of a chief, an assistant chief, a battalion chief, two captains and three lieutenants and other firefighters for a total of 20.<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://flushingview.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-03-23/News/Flushing_Fire_Department_taming_the_flames_for_cit.html |title= Flushing Fire Department taming the flames for city and township |date= March 23, 2017 |work=The Flushing View |access-date=2017-10-10|language=en}}</ref> The City of Flushing Police Department provides [[police]] coverage 24 hours a day with Chief, Detective and fourteen (14) patrol officers including a fulltime school resource officer for city elementary schools. The City of Flushing and Flushing township police regularly cooperate to improve services for both communities.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://flushingview.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-02-16/News/Flushing_Police_Departments_work_together_for_a_sa.html |title=Flushing Police Departments work together for a safe community |date= February 16, 2017 |work= The Flushing View|access-date=2017-10-10|language=en}}</ref>  The township receives water from the [[Karegnondi Water Authority]] pipeline treated by the Genesee County Drain Commission Water and Waste Division.<ref name="fj"/>

Flushing is part of the following:<ref>{{cite map |title=Genesee County Political District Map Book |year        = 2017 |url         =http://www.gc4me.com/departments/gis/docs/Political_District_Mapbookv2017.pdf |publisher=Genesee County GIS Department |pages=1, 11, 12 |format=PDF |access-date =October 10, 2017  }}</ref>
* Genesee County Commissioner District 8
* [[Michigan's 49th House of Representatives district]]
* [[Michigan's 27th Senate district]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/Michigan::michigan-state-senate-districts-2021/ |title=Michigan State Senate Districts 2021 |publisher= GIS Open Data}}</ref>
* 67th District Court Division 1
* [[Michigan's 5th congressional district|Michigan's 5th Congressional District]]
* Flushing Area Library operated by the Genesee District Library<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thorne|first1=Blake|title=Voters support new tax for Genesee District Library|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2011/05/voters_support_new_tax_for_gen.html|access-date=September 7, 2016|work=Flint Journal|publisher=Mlive Media Group|date=May 4, 2011}}</ref>