Editing Westerville, Ohio (section)

===Since 1915===
In 1916, Westerville became the first village (and second municipality)<ref>[http://www.westerville.org/CityDepartments/CityManagersOffice/tabid/172/Default.aspx. Retrieved on 2008-09-03.]{{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> in Ohio to adopt a [[Council-manager government|council-manager form of government]], in which a [[city council]] [[legislature|makes policy]] but the town's administrative and many of its [[executive (government)|executive]] governmental functions are vested in an appointed, professional manager. Westerville retains the council-manager system to the present day. The city elects seven council members [[at-large|at large]] for four-year terms; the council selects from among its own a member to serve as mayor, vice mayor, chair, and vice chair. Under the City Charter, the mayor is only "the ceremonial head of the government" of the city.<ref>[http://www.conwaygreene.com/Westerville/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0 City of Westerville, Ohio Charter, Art. III, § 5] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622193233/http://www.conwaygreene.com/Westerville/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&2.0 |date=June 22, 2008 }}.</ref> The council additionally selects the city manager, who serves indefinitely. In 2007, David Collinsworth replaced David Lindimore as city manager after the latter's tenure of twenty-two years.<ref>[http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/10/23/Westerville_City_Manager.ART_ART_10-23-07_B3_2888PSH.html?print=yes&sid=101 Lin Rice, "Westerville Council set to hire city manager," DispatchPolitics.com, Oct. 23, 2007.]. Retrieved on 2008-09-03. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721164642/http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2007/10/23/Westerville_City_Manager.ART_ART_10-23-07_B3_2888PSH.html?print=yes&sid=101 |date=July 21, 2011 }}</ref> Collinsworth retired in January 2021 alongside assistant City Manager Julie Colley.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200417/westervilles-city-manager-assistant-manager-to-retire-in-2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429204841/https://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20200417/westervilles-city-manager-assistant-manager-to-retire-in-2021|archive-date=2020-04-29|title=Westerville’s city manager, assistant manager to retire in 2021|access-date=2023-08-08}}</ref>

In 1995, the city annexed 941 non-dry acres of land to its north, which included several alcohol-selling businesses. Subsequently, voters have approved alcohol sales in old Westerville at a number of establishments through site-specific [[local option]]s. In 2006 Michael's Pizza served the first beer in Uptown Westerville in over 70 years.<ref name="thisweeknews.com"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shopuptownwesterville.com/Uptown_Westerville_WUMA_Map.pdf |title=Uptown Westerville WUMA Map |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=www.shopuptownwesterville.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106030136/http://www.shopuptownwesterville.com/Uptown_Westerville_WUMA_Map.pdf |archive-date=January 6, 2009}}</ref><ref>Mark Major, "Michael's uncorks Uptown liquor sales", ''Westerville News & Public Opinion'', January 18, 2006, reprinted at {{cite web |url=http://www.pizzamike.com/beer.html |title=Michael's uncorks Uptown liquor sales |access-date=2008-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920114454/http://www.pizzamike.com/beer.html |archive-date=2008-09-20 }}</ref> On October 15, 2019, Westerville hosted the fourth [[2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums#Fourth debate (October 15, 2019)|2020 Democratic Primary Presidential Debate]] which had over 12 candidates on stage. To date, it is the largest primary debate in American history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/october-democratic-debate-ohio-what-you-need-know-n1065061|title=Fourth Democratic debate in Ohio: Everything you need to know|website=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> In 2020 Westerville was named as the best suburban city in America based on a study conducted by Movoto Real Estate. The study, which surveyed criteria such as cost of living and crime, compared Westerville to 75 geographically diverse suburban cities across the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.movoto.com/blog/best-suburban-cities-in-america | title=These Are America's Best Suburbs | website=[[Movoto]]| date=18 August 2020 }}</ref>