Editing Reading, Ohio (section)

==Government==
[[File:Reading, Ohio Fire Department in 1951 from Reading centennial souvenir (page 51 crop).jpg|left|thumb|Reading, Ohio Fire Department in 1951]]
Reading uses a [[Mayor–council government|mayor–council]] form of government. The city council consists of a tie-breaking President of Council, four members representing [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|ward]]s, and three at-large members.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=WARDS AND BOUNDARIES|work=City of Reading Code of Ordinances|title=§ 206.01 Creation, establishment of wards|date=1982|chapter-url=http://library.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/Ohio/reading/parttwo-administrationcode/titletwo-generalprovisions/chapter206wardsandboundaries?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid=amlegal:reading_oh$anc=JD_206.01}}</ref> {{As of|2023}}, the Mayor of Reading is Robert "Bo" Bemmes<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor Robert (Bo) Bemmes|publisher=City of Reading|accessdate=April 15, 2019|url=http://www.readingohio.org/elected-officials/mayor-robert-bo-bemmes/}}</ref> and the current council president is Kevin Mattscheck.

Reading is one of 23 municipalities in Hamilton County that maintains a [[Ohio Mayor's Courts|mayor's court]], in which traffic cases and other misdemeanor cases are heard by a [[magistrate]].

At the federal level, Reading is located within [[Ohio's 2nd congressional district]]. At the state level, Reading belongs to the [[Ohio's 28th house district|28th House district]] and [[Ohio's 8th senatorial district|8th Senate district]]. See [[Ohio House of Representatives]] and [[Ohio Senate]] for the current representatives of the respective state districts.