Editing Columbia, South Carolina (section)

==Government==
[[File:Columbia, SC, City Hall IMG 4807.JPG|thumb|Columbia City Hall]]
The city of Columbia has a [[council-manager]] form of government. The mayor and [[city council]] are elected every four years, with no [[term limit]]s. Elections are held in the spring. Unlike other mayors in council-manager systems, the Columbia mayor has the power to veto [[local ordinance|ordinance]]s passed by the council; vetoes can be overridden by a two-thirds majority of the council, which appoints a [[city manager]] to serve as chief administrative officer. The current mayor is [[Daniel Rickenmann]], who succeeded [[Stephen K. Benjamin]] on January 4, 2022.

The city council consists of six members, four from districts and two elected [[at-large]]. The city council is responsible for making policies and enacting laws, rules, and regulations in order to provide for future community and economic growth, in addition to providing the necessary support for the orderly and efficient operation of city services.

'''At-large'''
* Tyler Bailey
* Aditi Bussells

'''Districts'''
* 1: Tina N. Herbert
* 2: Edward McDowell Jr.
* 3: Will Brennan
* 4: Peter Brown
Brown won<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Ty |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Peter Brown wins Columbia City Council special election |work=WIS-TV |url=https://www.wistv.com/2023/03/29/peter-brown-wins-columbia-city-council-special-election/ |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashworth |first=Caitlin |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Peter Brown wins seat on Columbia City Council in special election |work=Post and Courier |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/peter-brown-wins-seat-on-columbia-city-council-in-special-election/article_a8595b32-cdae-11ed-96da-dfe266d731bf.html |access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Councilman Peter Brown sworn in |work=WLTX-TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zACyrBvXqhQ |access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref> the March 28, 2023 special election,<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 30, 2022 |title=Special election to be held to fill Columbia City Council District 4 seat |work=WLTX-TV |url=https://www.wltx.com/article/news/politics/elections/special-election-columbia-city-council-district-4-seat-held-by-joe-taylor/101-504570a5-c4ee-45cb-8b83-526eff7c875e |access-date=January 10, 2023}}</ref>  to fill the District 4 seat vacated by the death of incumbent Joe E. Taylor Jr.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Laird |first=Skylar |date=December 29, 2022 |title=Joe Taylor, Columbia councilman and SC commerce secretary who helped lure Boeing, has died |work=The Post and Courier |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/news/joe-taylor-columbia-councilman-and-sc-commerce-secretary-who-helped-lure-boeing-has-died/article_384e203a-878f-11ed-8df6-7ff707cbb04a.html |access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

''See related article [[Past mayors of Columbia, South Carolina]]''

The city's police force is the Columbia Police Department. The chief of police answers to the city manager. Presently, the chief of police is W.H. "Skip" Holbrook; Holbrook was sworn in on April 11, 2014.<ref>Beam, Adam. (July 15, 2010) [http://www.thestate.com/2010/07/15/1377605/columbia-council-discusses-unification.html Columbia council discusses unification proposal – Local / Metro] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716130436/http://www.thestate.com/2010/07/15/1377605/columbia-council-discusses-unification.html |date=July 16, 2010 }}. TheState.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.</ref>

The [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]], headquartered in Columbia,<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/institutions.jsp Institutions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924093332/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/institutions.jsp |date=September 24, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref> operates several correctional facilities in Columbia. They include the [[Broad River Correctional Institution]],<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/brci.jsp Broad River Correctional Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924094750/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/brci.jsp |date=September 24, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref> the Goodman Correctional Institution,<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/goodman.jsp Goodman Correctional Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013152334/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/goodman.jsp |date=October 13, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref> the [[Camille Griffin Graham Correctional Institution]],<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/camille.jsp Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013152338/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/camille.jsp |date=October 13, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "4450 Broad River Road Columbia, SC 29210-4096"</ref> the Stevenson Correctional Institution,<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/stevenson.jsp Stevenson Correctional Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926074054/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/stevenson.jsp |date=September 26, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref> and the Campbell Pre-Release Center.<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/campbell.jsp Campbell Pre-Release Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013152317/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/campbell.jsp |date=October 13, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref> Graham houses the state's female death row.<ref>"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/camille.jsp Graham (Camille Griffin) Correctional Institution] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013152338/http://www.doc.sc.gov/institutions/camille.jsp |date=October 13, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010. "The institution also functions as a major special management unit with the ability to house female death row inmates and county safekeepers."</ref> The state of South Carolina's execution chamber is located at Broad River. From 1990 to 1997, Broad River housed the state's male death row.<ref name="Deathrow">"[http://www.doc.sc.gov/news/deathrow.jsp Death Row/Capital Punishment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007192915/http://www.doc.sc.gov/news/deathrow.jsp |date=October 7, 2010 }}." [[South Carolina Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on August 17, 2010.</ref>