Editing Hanahan, South Carolina (section)

==Government and infrastructure==
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The form of government is council. The council is the governing body of the city, with the city administrator being hired by, and serving at the pleasure of, the city council. The council and mayor are elected by the voters. The mayor is a first among equals on the council, presiding over council meetings and representing the city at [[official function]]s. The council hires and fires department heads. The mayor and council members, though paid a small salary, are not full-time, but are citizens with other jobs. The mayor of Hanahan is Christie Rainwater. She has been in office since December 2020.

The Hanahan Fire Department operates three stations. Station 1 is located at 5826 Campbell Street, Station 2 is located at 1200 S. Basilica Avenue, and Station 3 is located at 1101 Williams Lane in the fast-growing Tanner Plantation area. The department operates one rescue-engine company, one ladder (quint) company, one medic unit, and one battalion chief vehicle manned by the shift commander.

The Hanahan Police Department operates a 40-person Department complete with a dispatch center, animal control officers, community service officer, community youth officer and two School Resource Officers.  The patrol division operates on four, twelve hour shifts with a Sergeant and a Corporal overseeing the operations of each shift.

Portions of the [[Naval Weapons Station Charleston]], including the [[Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston]], are located in Hanahan.<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US4532065&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Hanahan city, South Carolina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606154103/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US4532065&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-06 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on May 30, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.npc.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/28D8ABBF-20BE-4E3C-AB22-B33752A5CB31/0/CharlestonBaseMap.pdf Charleston Base Map]{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}." [[Naval Consolidated Brig, Charleston]]. Retrieved on May 30, 2010.</ref>