Editing Savannah, Georgia (section)

==Government==
[[File:City Hall, Savannah GA, South view 20160705 1.jpg|right|thumb|With its distinctive dome in tissue-paper-thin, 23-karat gold leaf, Savannah's [[Savannah City Hall|City Hall]] (1906), which stands on Bay Street at the head of [[Bull Street]], is the first building constructed for exclusive use by the municipal government.]]
[[File:Savannah Aldermanic Districts.jpg|thumb|right|Map of Savannah's aldermanic districts]]Savannah adopted a [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] form of government in 1954. The city council consists of the mayor and eight aldermen, six of whom are elected from one of six aldermanic districts, each electing one member. The other two members and the mayor are elected at-large.

The council levies taxes, enacts ordinances, adopts the annual budget, and appoints the city manager.<ref name="CityGov">{{cite web|url=http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/SavannahGaGOV.nsf/mainportal/government?opendocument |title=City Government |publisher=City of Savannah |access-date=2010-05-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100422083954/http://www.savannahga.gov/cityweb/savannahgagov.nsf/mainportal/government?opendocument |archive-date=April 22, 2010 }}</ref> The city manager enacts the policies and programs established by council, recommends an annual budget and work programs, appoints bureau and department heads, and exercises general supervision and control over all employees of the city.<ref name="CityGov" />

===State representation===
[[Derek Mallow]] (D) and [[Ben Watson (politician)|Ben Watson]] (R) represent the Savannah area in the Georgia State Senate.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia State Senate|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_State_Senate|access-date=2020-08-14|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=openstates.org savannah state representatives|url=https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&address=Savannah%20GA&state=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205054711/https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&address=Savannah%20GA&state=|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2020|access-date=2020-08-14|website=openstates.org}}</ref> [[Carl Gilliard (politician)|Carl Gilliard]] (D), [[Anne Allen Westbrook]] (D), [[Ron Stephens (Georgia politician)|Ron Stephens]] (R), [[Edna Jackson (politician)|Edna Jackson]] (D) and [[Jesse Petrea]] (R) represent the area in the Georgia House of Representatives.<ref>{{Citation|title=Georgia House of Representatives|date=2020-07-21|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_House_of_Representatives|work=ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-08-14}}</ref>