Editing Cheney, Washington (section)

==Government==
The City of Cheney's government operates under a [[mayor-council#Strong-mayor.2C or executive.2C form|strong mayor-council]] form of government. The Mayor is elected by the community at large every four years, and the City Council consists of seven members who are also elected to serve in four-year terms. The Mayor performs as the Chief Executive Officer and the City Council performs the legislative functions.

The City Council meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM. Meetings are conducted in the City Council Chambers in City Hall, located at 609 Second Street. An agenda of the upcoming City Council meeting is posted in City Hall on the Friday before the regularly scheduled City Council meeting. Cheney's current elected officials and key administrators are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government {{!}} Cheney, WA |url=https://www.cityofcheney.org/27/Government |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=www.cityofcheney.org}}</ref>

===Mayor===
* Chris Grover

===City Council===
* Vincent Barthels 
* Ryan Gaard
* Dan Hilton
* Teresa Overhauser
* Mark Posthuma
* Paul Schmidt
* Jill Weiszmann

The City Council makes final decisions regarding policy and fiscal matters and is assisted by some advisory committees that include:

* '''Planning Commission''': A seven-member commission chosen by the City Council and Mayor that is charged with dealing with matters affecting long-range planning and urban growth.
* '''Parks Board''': A seven-member commission chosen by the City Council and Mayor that is charged with identifying recreation needs in the community, recommending policies related to parks and recreation operations to the City Council and Mayor, and reviewing proposals presented by city government staff.
* '''Youth Commission''': The Youth Commission is composed of high school and junior high school students who advise the City Council and Mayor on the needs and issues affecting youth in the community.
* '''Historic Preservation Commission''': A seven-member commission chosen by the City Council and Mayor that is charged with the identification and preservation of community cultural resources through the inventory and registry of historic places.

===Departments===
The actual administration of the government is operated under a city administrator who oversees several departments that include:

* Community Development Department
* Finance Department
* Fire Department
* Light Department
* Municipal Court
* Parks & Recreation Department
* Police Department
* Public Works Department

Regularly scheduled interdepartmental meetings are held to coordinate the activities of Cheney's government.

===State===
In the [[Washington State Legislature]], Cheney is located in the 6th Legislative District. It is currently represented in the [[Washington State Senate]] by Republican Michael Baumgartner. In the [[Washington House of Representatives]], Cheney is represented by Republican Kevin Parker in Position #1 and Republican Jeff Holy in Position #2.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Representatives|url=http://leg.wa.gov/house/representatives/pages/default.aspx|access-date=2020-09-18|website=leg.wa.gov}}</ref>

===Federal===
Cheney is located in [[Washington's 5th congressional district]] for representation in the [[United States Congress]]. The 5th congressional district in Washington has a [[Cook Partisan Voting Index]] of R+7 and is represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Michael Baumgartner]] and in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] is represented by two Democrats, [[Patty Murray]], and [[Maria Cantwell]].