A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately...

The council–manager government is a form of local government used for municipalities, counties, or other equivalent regions, commonly used in the United...

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance...

on Municipal Government. The Faulkner Act offers four basic plans (mayor–council, council–manager, small municipality, and mayor–council–administrator)...

The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral...

A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality...

been the only English council to adopt that system. The 'mayor and council manager' option was later revoked by the Local Government and Public Involvement...

municipal government structure. Unlike the more common form of government used by large cities known as the mayor-council government - where the mayor serves...

The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia...

meetings is the principal role. Such a mayor is in many ways similar to the weak mayor form of mayor–council government, but without any direct election for...

elected government is composed of the Los Angeles City Council with 15 city council districts and the mayor of Los Angeles, which operate under a mayor–council...

determines how decisions will be made within the council. In councils which use the elected mayor system, the mayor is directly elected by the electorate to provide...

the city's government creating a strong mayor–council government, though the mayor is weaker than cities like New York City. The City Council approves department...

The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible...

The mayor of Toronto is the head of Toronto City Council and chief executive officer of the municipal government. The mayor is elected alongside city...

districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies'...

adopted a uniform charter for all cities, establishing a mayor-council government where the mayor controlled all executive functions and appointments. In...

The mayor of the District of Columbia is the head of the executive branch of the government of the District of Columbia. The mayor has the duty to enforce...

operates under a Mayor–council government system. This article provides an overview of the structure and functions of Minneapolis's city government. Minnesota...

following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government. While the mayor presides over meetings...

under 5,000) and may choose its own form of government (weak or strong mayor-council, commission, council-manager). Otherwise the city operates under...

The government of Albuquerque is the government of Albuquerque, New Mexico as defined by its charter. The city has a mayor-council government, divided...

The Saint-Jérôme City Council (in French: Conseil municipal de Saint-Jérôme) is the governing body for the mayor–council government in the city of Saint-Jérôme...

local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the local government who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...

The mayor of Tauranga is the head of local government in Tauranga, New Zealand's fifth-largest city. The mayor presides over the Tauranga City Council. The...

officer. The Sangguniang Panlungsod is a form of the mayor–council government, via the "strong mayor" variant. The Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the legislative...

tier of local government in New Zealand, below regional councils. There are 67 territorial authorities: 13 city councils, 53 district councils and the Chatham...

deliberative assembly to scrutinise him. This model was based on the mayor–council government of many American and Canadian cities rather than the parliamentary-style...

The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years. Mayor was appointed from...

1836, it adopted a mayor–council form of government. John W. Willey was the city's first mayor. Initially, Cleveland City Council had greater power in...