Editing Sultan, Washington (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:City hall and library, Sultan, WA.jpg|thumb|left|Sultan's [[city hall]] and [[public library]]]]

Sultan is a non-charter code city with a [[mayor–council government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter 1.05: Noncharter Code City |url=https://www.codepublishing.com/WA/Sultan/#!/Sultan01/Sultan0105.html#1.05 |work=Sultan Municipal Code |publisher=City of Sultan |via=Code Publishing |access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> The city council meets twice per month at [[city hall]] and has seven members who are elected to four-year terms in [[non-partisan]] elections.<ref>{{cite press release |date=January 2, 2018 |title=Sultan City Council seeks to fill council vacancy |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/sultan-city-council-seeks-to-fill-council-vacancy/ |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423055335/https://ci.sultan.wa.us/sultan-city-council-seeks-to-fill-council-vacancy/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The office of mayor is also a four-year position and is currently held by Russell Wiita, a former city councilmember who was elected in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor |url=https://www.ci.sultan.wa.us/195/Mayor |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=January 13, 2020}}</ref> The city hall, located in downtown Sultan, is shared with a [[public library]] operated by [[Sno-Isle Libraries]].<ref name="Herald-Library">{{cite news |last=Nohara |first=Yoshiaki |date=July 13, 2007 |title=Sultan in red; may cut library |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sultan-in-red-may-cut-library/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> An attempt to switch to a [[council–manager government]] was defeated by voters in 2003.<ref name="PI-Manager"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=October 10, 2015 |title=Granite Falls to choose between mayor, city manager |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/granite-falls-to-choose-between-mayor-city-manager/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=January 5, 2019}}</ref>

The city government has 15 full-time employees and had a budgeted expenditure of $11.1 million in 2016.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web |date=December 2015 |title=City of Sultan 2016 Budget |pages=5, 15, 89 |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-Budget-for-website.pdf |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=February 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212044/https://ci.sultan.wa.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/2016-Budget-for-website.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The city funds various departments and services, including public sanitation, water and sewer systems, planning, and parks.<ref name="Budget"/> Other services, including [[fire department|fire services]] and the library, are contracted out to regional agencies.<ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Rikki |date=July 3, 2014 |title=Fire District 5 in Sultan asking voters to approve levy |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/fire-district-5-in-sultan-asking-voters-to-approve-levy/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 22, 2014 |title=Financial Statements and Federal Single Audit Report: City of Sultan |page=22 |url=https://portal.sao.wa.gov/ReportSearch/Home/ViewReportFile?isFinding=false&arn=1012640 |publisher=[[Washington State Auditor]] |access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> The local police department was disbanded in 2008 and transitioned to services from the [[Snohomish County Sheriff's Office]] for public safety.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Debra |date=November 14, 2008 |title=Sultan eliminates its police department |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sultan-eliminates-its-police-department/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=February 28, 2019}}</ref>

Sultan's [[public library]] was established in 1927 by the Women's Improvement Club, but was later transferred to city control. It is currently operated by the countywide [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system and located in the city hall building in downtown.<ref name="Herald-Library"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Friends of the Sultan Library |url=https://ci.sultan.wa.us/friends-of-the-sultan-library/ |publisher=City of Sultan |access-date=February 16, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201020/https://ci.sultan.wa.us/friends-of-the-sultan-library/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The library was formerly operated by the city government, but was annexed into the Sno-Isle system in March 2008 due to a potential shutdown caused by the budget shortfall.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nohara |first=Yoshiaki |date=April 14, 2008 |title=Sultan Library celebrates its future |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/sultan-library-celebrates-its-future/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>

At the federal level, Sultan is part of the [[Washington's 8th congressional district|8th congressional district]], which encompasses the eastern portions of the Snohomish, [[King County, Washington|King]], and [[Pierce County, Washington|Pierce]] counties as well as the entirety of [[Chelan County, Washington|Chelan]] and [[Kittitas County, Washington|Kittitas]] counties.<ref>{{cite map |author=Census Bureau Geography Division |year=2023 |title=118th Congress of the United States: Washington – Congressional District 8 |scale=1:368,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST53/CD118_WA08.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> It was part of the [[Washington's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] until 2022, when the 8th district was extended into Snohomish County.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=October 25, 2022 |title=Snohomish County in middle of key battle for control of U.S. House |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/snohomish-county-in-middle-of-key-battle-for-control-of-u-s-house/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> At the state level, the city is part of the [[Washington's 12th legislative district|12th legislative district]], which also crosses the Cascade Mountains and includes [[Skykomish, Washington|Skykomish]], part of [[Snoqualmie, Washington|Snoqualmie]], and all of Chelan County except for [[Wenatchee, Washington|Wenatchee]].<ref>{{cite map |date=July 2024 |title=Washington State Legislative & Congressional District Map |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/Road%20Map_01.pdf |at=[https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/Road%20Map%20Inset_01.pdf Puget Sound inset] |publisher=[[Washington State Redistricting Commission]] |accessdate=October 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=November 24, 2021 |title=Proposed political map links cities from Monroe to Wenatchee |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/proposed-political-map-links-cities-from-monroe-to-wenatchee/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> Monroe was previously part of the [[Washington's 39th legislative district|39th legislative district]] until it was moved into the cross-mountain district as part of a redistricting compromise in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=December 3, 2021 |title=State Supreme Court declines to draw new redistricting plan |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/state-supreme-court-declines-to-draw-new-redistricting-plan/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref> The city lies within the [[Snohomish County Council]]'s 5th district, which includes the Skykomish Valley, Snohomish, and [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens]].<ref>{{cite map |date=May 12, 2022 |title=Snohomish County: County Council Districts |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/99589/County-Council-Districts-PDF |publisher=Snohomish County Elections |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}</ref>