Editing Garrett Park, Maryland (section)

== Law and government ==
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The Garrett Park Chapel was purchased by the town in 1968, and now serves as the town hall.  Its form of government follows a strong-mayor structure as defined by the following characteristics specified in the town charter: the mayor and council members are elected separately by the residents and hold separate and distinct powers and functions of town governance. The mayor serves as chief executive officer and oversees the administrative operations of the town government, responsible for executing the town's budget and operations. The mayor appoints with approval by the council a clerk-treasurer, whose role as chief financial officer is responsible for formulating the town's fiscal year budget under supervision of the mayor for council review and adoption.

The council is the legislative body, comprising five elected officials. Each council member is elected for a two–year term, with two members elected in even-numbered years, three in odd-numbered years. As the legislative body, the council sets policy by ordinance or resolution and adopts the annual budget by approving the allocation of appropriated funds by ordinance.  All executive powers of the town are vested in the mayor, who is elected separately by the town residents (in the even-numbered years) and also serves a two-year term.

=== Mayor or city executive ===
Recent mayors/chief executive officers (dual roles) of the town of Garrett Park (elected for two-year terms):
*Nancy M. Floreen (elected to the County Council of Montgomery County in the 2002 election)
*Peter Benjamin (2003–2004)
*Carolyn Shawaker (2004-2008)
*Chris Keller (2008-2012)
*Peter Benjamin (2012-2018)
*Kathryn (Kacky) Chantry (2018-2022)
*Joanna Roufa Welch (2022–2024)
*Christopher Keller (2024-)

[[File:Garrett Park School.jpg|Old Garrett Park Elementary (1928)|thumb]]
[[File:2019-06-17 15 22 10 View east along Maryland State Route 547 (Strathmore Avenue) at Kenilworth Avenue in Garrett Park, Montgomery County, Maryland.jpg|thumb|MD 547 eastbound in Garrett Park]]