Editing East Longmeadow, Massachusetts (section)

==Government==
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Until June 30, 2016, East Longmeadow had an annual open town meeting held on the third Monday in May presided by a town moderator, who also was responsible for appointing the town's Appropriations Committee. The chief executive board in the town was the Board of Selectmen. It consisted of three popularly elected members who held staggered three-year terms.

Besides this board which also served the role of Fire and Police Commissioners, and the Board of Health, the town had a series of independent Executive Boards. The Boards of Public Works, Planning, Library Trustees, Assessors, a School Committee and an independent yet elected Housing Authority Board. The town also has numerous advisory boards under these various executive boards.

Charter Review Commission: The East Longmeadow Charter Review Commission was elected in April 2015 to review the form of town government and to write a town charter for submission to the voters. This passed in April 2016.

=== Town Council ===

In June 2016, East Longmeadow elected a seven-member Town Council. 
Current Town Councilors are listed below.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastlongmeadowma.gov/650/Town-Council|title=Town Council &#124; East Longmeadow, MA - Official Website|website=www.eastlongmeadowma.gov}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Town Councilor !! Year elected- End of Current Term
|-
| Anna Jones (Vice President) || 2022–2025
|-
| Ralph Page || 2019–2025
|-
| Kathleen Hill || 2016–2025
|-
| Connor O'Shea (President) || 2021–2027
|-
| James Leydon || 2024–2027
|-
| Jonathan Torcia || 2023–2026
|-
| Marilyn Richards || 2019*–2026
|} *Appointed by Town Council to fill vacancy, won election in the next year's annual election
In December 2016, the Town Council voted unanimously (7–0) to offer Denise Menard the job of Town Manager. She was the first Town Manager in East Longmeadow history until her retirement in August 2019. Mary McNally was hired as the town's second-ever Town Manager in late 2019. In June 2023, McNally resigned as Town Manager. Deputy Town Manager Tom Christianson became Town Manager on July 1, 2023. 

With the adoption of the new charter, East Longmeadow became a statutory city under Massachusetts state law on July 1, 2016.

=== School Committee ===

Elected by the voters is a five-member school committee. They serve staggered three-year terms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastlongmeadowma.gov/314/School-Committee|title=School Committee &#124; East Longmeadow, MA - Official Website|website=www.eastlongmeadowma.gov}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! School Committee Member !! Years Elected- Current term end
|-
| Aimee Dalenta || 2022–2025
|-
| Antonella Raschilla-Manzi || 2019–2025
|-
| Sarah Truoiolo (Vice Chair) || 2018–2027
|-
| Gregory Thompson (Chair) || 2008–2026
|-
| William Strother || 2025-2026
|}