Editing Orange, Virginia (section)

==Government==
The Town of Orange has a [[Council–manager government|council-manager]] form of government, with 5 elected [[at-large]] council members. They collectively appoint a town manager to administer the town's daily operations. The town manager hires staff to run the Community Development, Finance, Police, Public Works, Town Attorney and Town Clerk offices.<ref>Town of Orange municipal website. Retrieved August 18, 2013. http://www.townoforangeva.org/index.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810025804/http://www.townoforangeva.org/index.aspx |date=August 10, 2013 }}</ref>

Orange operated on a budget of $8,034,744 for the 2013/2014 fiscal year, with revenue being composed of approximately 72% water/sewer utility payments, 8% real estate and personal [[property taxes]], 8% (on top of state sales tax) taxes on prepared foods (a "meals" tax), and the remaining 7% from various other sources.<ref>Town of Orange FY2014 Budget. Retrieved August 18, 2013. http://www.townoforangeva.org/DocumentCenter/View/660</ref>