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  <p>The Owners Manual provides an overview of the basic functions of local government in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.</p>

  <h2>City of Chattanooga</h2>

  <p>The city of Chattanooga is a municipal corporation that operates according to its City Charter and City Code. The government consists broadly of an elected mayor and nine-member legislative body called the City Council.</p>

  <p><a href="./chattanooga/">Read more</a></p>

  <h2>Hamilton County</h2>

  <p>Hamilton County is a political subdivision of the state. The government consists of many elected constitutional officers. The mayor and nine members of the County Commission are the most prominent ones.</p>

  <p><a href="./hamilton-county/">Read more</a></p>

  <h2>Education</h2>

  <p>The Hamilton County Department of Education is a local education agency that executes state and federal policy. The department is governed by an elected nine-member Board of Education. Board members appoint a director of schools, or superintendent.</p>

  <p><a href="./hcde/">Read more</a></p>

  <h2>Judicial</h2>

  <p>Tennessee's 11th Judicial District is comprised of Hamilton County. It consists of more than a dozen elected judges, a district attorney and a public defender.</p>

  <p><a href="./judicial/">Read more</a></p>

  <h2>Other Governments</h2>

  <p>There are other smaller municipal governments throughout the county. For more information, visit their websites:</p>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="http://www.collegedaletn.gov">City of Collegedale</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.eastridgetn.org/">City of East Ridge</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.lakesitetn.gov/">City of Lakesite</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.lookoutmountaintn.org">Town of Lookout Mountain</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.redbanktn.gov/">City of Red Bank</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.Ridgeside.net">City of Ridgeside</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.signalmountaintn.gov">Town of Signal Mountain</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.soddydaisytn.gov/">City of Soddy-Daisy</a></li>
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