Editing Farmington Hills, Michigan (section)

==Government and politics==
Farmington Hills operates under the [[Council-Manager|council-manager]] form of government. It is governed by a 7-member [[City Council|city council]], consisting of a [[mayor]] elected to two-year terms, and six councilmembers elected to staggered four-year terms.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Mayor and City Council |url=https://www.fhgov.com/citycouncil/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=City of Farmington Hills |language=en-US}}</ref> Councilmembers serve [[at-large]], and are elected in a nonpartisan capacity in odd-numbered years.<ref name=":2" /> Mayors are limited to two consecutive terms, while other councilmembers are not subject to [[term limit]]s. The council elects one of its members to serve as [[Pro tempore|mayor pro tempore]].<ref name=":1" />
{| class="wikitable"
|+Current councilmembers<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Tankersley |first=Shelby |date=2021-10-07 |title=What you need to know about candidates before voting for Farmington Hills City Council |url=https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/local/farmington-hills/2021/10/07/farmington-hills-council-candidate-talk-issues-ideas/5883537001/ |access-date= |website=The Farmington Observer |publisher=Observer & Eccentric Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref>
!Councilmember
!Since
!Term expires
|-
|Theresa Rich (mayor)
|2023
|2025
|-
|Jon Aldred
|2023
|2027
|-
|Jackie Boleware
|2019
|2027
|-
|Michael Bridges
|2008
|2025
|-
|Randy Bruce
|2021
|2025
|-
|Bill Dwyer
|2023
|2027
|-
|Valerie Knol
|2015
|2025
|}
The city council appoints a [[City Manager|city manager]], who manages the day-to-day operations of the city; a [[City Clerk|clerk]] who oversees elections and maintains city codes, ordinances, resolutions and other legal documents; and a [[City Attorney|city attorney]] who acts as a legal advisor and representative for all City matters.<ref name=":1" />

=== Federal, state, and county legislators ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[United States House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hendrickson |first=Clara |date=2024-11-05 |title=US Rep. Haley Stevens reelected to another 2-year term in Congress, defeating Nick Somberg |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/05/us-rep-haley-stevens-reelected/75807876007/ |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 11th congressional district|11th]]
|[[Haley Stevens]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|2023{{efn|Stevens has represented the 11th district since 2019, but the district has only included Farmington Hills since 2023.|name=fn1|group=lower-alpha}}
|}
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|+[[Michigan Senate]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State Senate Districts (Linden) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/i67p-mi6f/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senators |url=https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/senators/ |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=Michigan Senate}}</ref>
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 6th Senate district|6th]]
|[[Mary Cavanagh]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|-
|[[Michigan's 13th Senate district|13th]]
|[[Rosemary Bayer]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+[[Michigan House of Representatives]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Michigan State House Districts (Hickory) |url=https://data.michigan.gov/download/fjje-2wv6/application%2Fpdf |website=Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-07 |title=2024 MI State House General Election Results |url=https://www.freep.com/elections/results/2024-11-05/michigan/state-house |access-date= |website=[[Detroit Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref>
!District
!Representative
!Party
!Since
|-
|[[Michigan's 18th House of Representatives district|18th]]
|Jason Hoskins
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|-
|[[Michigan's 19th House of Representatives district|19th]]
|[[Samantha Steckloff]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2021{{efn|Steckloff has represented all or part of Farmington Hills since 2021, but has only represented the 19th district since 2023.|name=fn2|group=lower-alpha}}
|-
|[[Michigan's 21st House of Representatives district|21st]] 
|[[Kelly Breen (politician)|Kelly Breen]]
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2023
|}
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|+[[Oakland County Board of Commissioners]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Commissioner Districts |url=https://oakgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=4f848e8372074b6b864d919929127fe4 |access-date= |website=Oakland County |via=[[ArcGIS]]}}</ref>
!District
!Commissioner
!Party
!Since
|-
|15
|Gwen Markham
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019
|-
|16
|William Miller
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic
|2019
|}

=== Councils and commissions ===
The Mayor's Youth Council is an active teen committee/council who work under the city to help address teen problems and issues. This council helped to build the Riley Skate Park (the largest skate park in the Midwest), and sends delegates to the [[National League of Cities]] (NLC) conferences, has articles published in the local newspaper, helps run citywide events, organizes battle of the bands, and hosts their own talk show.

The Commission for Children, Youth and Families - operated in partnership with neighboring Farmington - is dedicated to creating a welcoming community for individuals of all ages and backgrounds.  With a special emphasis on volunteerism, community service and education, the Commission partners with the Multi-Racial Multi-Cultural Commission (MRMC), the Commission on Aging, Farmington Public School District and the Farmington Public Library to inform residents on a variety of quality-of-life issues designed to promote wellness, access and knowledge.

=== Proposed merger with Farmington ===
In 2006, a public meeting was held in Farmington Hills to discuss the possible merger of the two cities as a money saving venture, and also as a way to keep the two communities vibrant. Farmington and Farmington Hills already share several services, such as a school district, a library system and a district court, however, both cities utilize their own fire departments, and Farmington has a public safety department rather than a police department.