Editing Gold Bar, Washington (section)

==Government==

Gold Bar is a noncharter code city with a [[mayor–council government]].<ref name="MuniCode">{{cite web |title=Title 1 – General Provisions |url=https://library.municode.com/wa/gold_bar/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT1GEPR_CH1.01COAD |work=Gold Bar Code of Ordinances |via=[[Municipal Code Corporation|Municode]] |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> The city's residents elect a [[mayor]] and five members to the [[city council]], all serving four-year terms from [[at-large]] seats.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Council |url=https://cityofgoldbar.us/city-government/city-council/ |publisher=City of Gold Bar |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> The city council serves as the legislative body, while the mayor is empowered to cast [[casting vote|tiebreaking vote]]s in addition to their normal duties as the administrator of the city government.<ref name="MuniCode"/><ref>{{cite web |title=City Government |url=https://cityofgoldbar.us/city-government/ |publisher=City of Gold Bar |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> Since 2022, the city's mayor has been former councilmember Steve Yarbrough.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mayor of Gold Bar |url=https://cityofgoldbar.us/city-government/office-mayor/ |publisher=City of Gold Bar |accessdate=March 22, 2024}}</ref>

The city was annexed into the [[Sno-Isle Libraries]] system in 1997, becoming the second-to-last municipality in Snohomish County to join.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Diane |date=August 9, 2006 |title=No library cards?! Families' petition spurs Sept. 19 vote |page=H3 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060809&slug=woodway09n |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=March 12, 2022}}</ref> Gold Bar's [[volunteer fire department]] provides fire protection services for a {{convert|36|acre|ha|adj=mid}} area. It is also contracted by [[King County, Washington|King County]] to provide [[paramedic]] services in [[Skykomish, Washington|Skykomish]] and on the U.S. Route 2 corridor between Gold Bar and Stevens Pass.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 6, 2020 |title=Gold Bar remains one of few all-volunteer fire stations |url=https://dispatchnews.com/news/2020/apr/06/gold-bar-remains-one-of-few-all-volunteer-fire-sta/ |work=[[Eatonville Dispatch]] |accessdate=April 13, 2025}}</ref>

At the federal level, Gold Bar 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 16, 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 16, 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 most of Chelan County outside of [[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 16, 2024}}</ref> Gold Bar 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 16, 2024}}</ref> The city also 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 16, 2024}}</ref>