Editing Dothan, Alabama (section)

==Government==
[[Image:Houston County Courthouse.jpg|thumb|Houston County Courthouse in Dothan]]
Dothan is governed by a mayor and [[city council]] (called the "board of commissioners"), with a [[city manager]] employed to manage city affairs.<ref name="city">[http://www.dothan.org/ City of Dothan]. Retrieved April 27, 2009.</ref> The city is divided into six council districts, with one commissioner elected from each [[single-member district]] to a four-year term. Members of the commission serve part-time and are responsible for drafting all city ordinances and policies and appropriation of city funds. Dothan's mayor is elected at-large for four years and serves as a member of the board of commissioners. The city manager implements the board's policies and manages the city's day-to-day operations, including hiring, managing and firing the heads of city government departments. A total of 999 full-time and 215 part-time employees work for Dothan's city agencies, including police, fire, clerical, judicial, finance, public works and utilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www3.dothan.org/docs/2007CityOfDothanCAFR_1_.pdf |title=City of Dothan Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |year=2007 |access-date=April 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724002649/http://www3.dothan.org/docs/2007CityOfDothanCAFR_1_.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>

As of 2024, the mayor was Mark Saliba and the city manager was Open. Larry H. Williams served as city fire chief and Will Benny was police chief.<ref name="city"/><ref>[http://www.wtvynews4.com/home/headlines/81239157.html] {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mike4dothan.com/ Mike Schmitz for Mayor of Dothan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181833/http://www.mike4dothan.com/ |date=March 3, 2016}}. Retrieved August 7, 2009.</ref>

Dothan is in [[Alabama's 2nd congressional district]]; its representative (as of 2021) is [[Barry Moore (American politician)|Barry Moore]]. The city is divided among three different state senate districts (28, 29 and 31)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senatemaps2001/senate_districts_2001.pdf |title=2001 Alabama Senate District Map |access-date=April 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326185356/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/senate/senatemaps2001/senate_districts_2001.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009 }}</ref> and four state representative districts (85, 86, 87 and 93).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housemaps2001/house_districts_2001.pdf |title=2001 Alabama House District Map |access-date=April 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326185401/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/house/housemaps2001/house_districts_2001.pdf |archive-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref>