Editing Knightdale, North Carolina (section)

==Law and government==
Knightdale has a [[Council-manager government]]. Under this system the citizens elect a [[mayor]] and five council members as the town's governing body. The council then appoints the Town Manager who serves at the discretion of the council. Council members are elected to four-year terms. Three of the members are elected in one year, and the two remaining members and the mayor are elected two years later. The mayor, as the principal elected official of the town, provides leadership to the governing body and the community, and presides over board meetings.

The current mayor is Jessica Day, and current town council members include Latatious Morris (Mayor [[Pro tempore|Pro Tem]]), Mark Swan, Stephen Morgan, Ben McDonald, and Steve Evans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Town Council Members|url=https://www.knightdalenc.gov/government/town-council|access-date=November 20, 2021}}</ref>