Editing Elizabeth City, North Carolina (section)

==Government==
[[File:Elizabeth City Court.jpg|thumb|right|Elizabeth City District Court]]
Elizabeth City serves as the [[county seat]] of Pasquotank County. The city has a [[council–manager government|council–manager]] style of government. The city council is composed of eight council members and the city manager, elected by the council members. The city manager serves a largely executive function, overseeing the city's administrative departments, appointing department heads and city employees, and informing the rest of the council of relevant municipal conditions. As of January 2025, the city manager position is vacant, with the city actively seeking a new city manager.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofec.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B28B2A46B-BABB-4694-B9FF-CE3F092AD426%7D |title=Elizabeth City website |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604025330/http://www.cityofec.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B28B2A46B-BABB-4694-B9FF-CE3F092AD426%7D |url-status=dead }}</ref> The eight council members, on the other hand, act in a legislative regard, adopting city policies, holding the city manager responsible, and choosing a [[Mayor pro tempore|mayor pro-tempore]] from its council members. This council is elected every two years by each of the four wards composing the city electing two members.<ref name="cityofec.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cityofec.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B9F89997F-1F28-4877-AD0C-87869AE09C04%7D |title=Elizabeth City website |access-date=June 9, 2010 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927040335/http://www.cityofec.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7B9F89997F-1F28-4877-AD0C-87869AE09C04%7D |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The mayor, elected by the whole voter body every two years, also serves an executive function, serving as the head of a council meeting and casting a tie-breaking vote for the council. As of February 2025, the mayor is Kirk Rivers. Previous mayors include Betty Parker, Joseph Peel, Charles L. Foster, who served from 2005 to 2007, and John Bell, who served from 1971 to 1981 and again from 2001 to 2005.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/ECDB/lib01133,10E6B67DEC2BE068.html |title=Departing EC mayor proud of city's growth|author= Bob Montgomery |date=December 10, 2005 |work=[[Elizabeth City Daily Advance|Daily Advance]] |access-date=December 17, 2014}}</ref>

The council holds its meetings every second and fourth Monday of the month; the meetings are rebroadcast on a public service channel.<ref name="cityofec.com"/>

Elizabeth City has an office for the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina]], headed by [[Terrence Boyle|Terrence W. Boyle]] as the resident judge. This court presides over cases in the northern region of this district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/html/divoffElizabethCity.htm |title=Welcome to the Eastern District of North Carolina |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531055431/http://www.nced.uscourts.gov/html/divOffElizabethCity.htm |archive-date=May 31, 2010  }}</ref>

Elizabeth City also occupies [[North Carolina's 3rd congressional district]], served by U.S. Representative [[Greg Murphy (politician)|Greg Murphy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=73 |title=Congressman G.K. Butterfield : Town and City Websites |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100320082606/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=73 |archive-date=March 20, 2010  }}</ref>