Editing Manvel, Texas (section)

==Government==
Brazoria County operates the Manvel Substation in Manvel.<ref>"[http://www.brazoria.tx.us.landata.com/portal.asp?Topic=BirthRecords Records Management - Birth Records] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20040605132519/http://www.brazoria.tx.us.landata.com/portal.asp?Topic=BirthRecords |date=2004-06-05 }}." Brazoria County Clerk. Retrieved on January 23, 2010.</ref>

The city government is governed by an elected body consisting of one Mayor and six Council-members. All seven of the elected individuals have a vote based on the rules of the city drafted in its charter. The City transitioned in 2011 from a General Law city to a Home Rule City. This led to the establishment of the City Charter, City Master Plans, and the current governance structure. The City of Manvel takes a strong City manager form of government which is different from the City of Houston which is a strong Mayor form of government.

City Council meetings are held on the first and third Monday of every month and the Planning, Development, and Zoning Board meetings are held on the second and fourth meeting of every month. Other boards, commissions, and task-forces meet at various other dates throughout the month.

The City of Manvel has a current yearly general fund budget nearing $10 million, over 60 full-time employees, and the biggest department in the city being the Manvel Police Department. The current tax rate is .57 cents per $100 of valuation and there are more than 15 capital improvement projects being planned for.
[[File: Rodeo Palms -- Manvel, Texas.jpg|thumb|Rodeo Palms is a subdivision in Manvel]]