Editing East Lansing, Michigan (section)

==Government==
East Lansing has a [[council-manager government]], in which the city council appoints one of its members as mayor and another as mayor pro tem – a city council member with extra ceremonial duties who chairs council meetings in the mayor's absence. The city council consists of 5 [[at-large]] council members who are elected in [[Non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections to 4-year terms in November of odd-numbered years. The city council chooses the [[city manager]], the city's chief administrative officer. The manager is appointed by and answers to the council.

The current mayor is George Brookover, who was elected to the city council in 2021. Kerry Ebersole Singh is the current mayor pro tem and was elected to city council in 2023. The other members of the city council are Dana Watson, elected in 2021; Erik Altmann, elected in 2023; and Mark Meadows, elected in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the Council {{!}} East Lansing, MI - Official Website |url=https://www.cityofeastlansing.com/996/Meet-the-Council |access-date=November 24, 2023 |website=www.cityofeastlansing.com}}</ref>

An important aspect of East Lansing's government is its system of commissions. The commission members are ordinary East Lansing citizens appointed by the city council and advised by members of the city staff. Commissions may propose or review policies in their bailiwicks and make recommendations to the council. Major East Lansing commissions and boards include those for Planning, Zoning, Housing, Transportation, and Parks and Recreation. Other commissions and boards that also involve active engagement of ordinary citizens play a role in East Lansing's governance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/BoardsCommissions/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209190854/http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/Home/Departments/BoardsCommissions/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 9, 2009|title=East Lansing, MI – Official Website|work=cityofeastlansing.com}}</ref>

East Lansing Government founded the Technology Innovation Center, an incubator for technology start-ups.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofeastlansing.com/tic|title=East Lansing TIC – Technology Innovation Center – LEAP|work=cityofeastlansing.com}}</ref>