Editing Chapin, South Carolina (section)

==Government==
Chapin's mayor and the town council run for a four-year term. The council has chosen a [[Mayor-Council]] form of government. This means that the mayor has more majority status than council members. Chapin's town government is made up of three council members, a [[mayor pro tem]], and a [[mayor]]. Currently the Mayor of Chapin is Albert Koon. The Mayor Pro Tem is Mike Clonts along with the council members who are Gregg White, Leland Teal. .<ref name="Chapin, SC Home Page">{{cite web|title=Town Government|url=http://www.chapinsc.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={02F52174-7B8D-4DDF-A98F-AB993263BF52}|work=Chapin, SC Home Page|accessdate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>

===History===
In 1940 the mayor was S. J. Cannon. He served a one-year term along with officers W.W. Goza, H. E. Metts, Carl Shealy, and W. B. Fulmer. Other offices voted on during this election were town clerk and policeman. The next year, 1941, W. W. Goza was elected mayor and served until 1944. In 1944, J. L. Amick was elected mayor. Numerous others have served as mayor between J. L. Amick and Albert Koon.{{sfn|Bostain|1989|p=90}}