Editing Langley, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:The Dog House.jpg|thumb|The Dog House, photo courtesy of the [https://southwhidbeyhistory.org South Whidbey Historical Society]]]The City of Langley operates under a mayor–council government. The mayor and city council members are elected for four-year terms. The city council enacts ordinances and resolutions, holds public hearings, receives citizen comments, authorizes payment of city funds, approves contracts, and creates committees and boards to assist in the operation of city government. The city council meets on the first and third Monday of each month in City Hall at 5:30pm. The mayor presides over council meetings and is responsible for the administration of city government.

The current mayor is Kennedy Horstman, who was elected in November 2023.<ref name="mayor">{{cite web |date=December 1, 2023 |title=Horstman sworn in as mayor |url=https://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/horstman-sworn-in-as-mayor/ |access-date=2024-04-10}}</ref>

Langley is also served by a sewage treatment facility on Coles Road, operated by the city's Public Works Department.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Langley Wastewater Treatment Facility |url=https://www.langleywa.org/new_departments/public_works_department/langley_wastewater_treatment_facility.php |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=langleywa.org}}</ref>

[[Paul Schell|Paull Schell]], the former mayor of Seattle, was an influence on city politics in the 90s and 2000s, constructing the Inn at Langley.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 22, 2015 |title=Whidbey Island beach home is new and already full of memories |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-magazine/whidbey-island-beach-home-is-new-and-already-full-of-memories/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref>