city council

(noun)

A governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents.

Related Terms

Examples of city council in the following topics:

  • State and Local Party Organization

    • Lastly, there is the local level of organizations, which include city and county committees, precinct and ward committees, party activists and volunteers, and party identifiers and voters.
    • There are several different types of local government at the municipal level, generally reflecting the needs of different levels of population densities; typical examples include the city, town, borough, and village.
    • Most cities have City Councils.
    • There is a president and a president pro tempore in city councils.
    • The city is split into districts in which the councilman or councilwoman represents.

  • Issue Identification and Agenda Building

    • The terrorist attack in New York City on 9/11/2001 is an example of an event that brought terrorism, national security, weapons of mass destruction, and relations toward Iraq to the forefront of the national and international policy agendas.
    • These policymaking bodies may be a legislature, (e.g., a city council) or an administrative agency, (e.g., a health department).

  • Nominating Candidates

    • Examples of elected officials include at the federal level, the president; at the state level, a state representative; and at the local level, a city council member.

  • Electoral Districts

  • The General Election Campaign

    • Some state and local offices are non-partisan, these often include judicial elections, special district elections (the most common of which are elections to the school board, and elections to municipal (town council, city commission, mayor) and county (county commission, district attorney, sheriff) office.

  • United States in the World

    • It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, and New York City hosts the United Nations Headquarters.

  • The United Nations

    • The Security Council (UNSC) is charged with maintaining peace and security among countries.
    • The Economic and Social Council promotes international economic and social progress through cooperation and development.
    • The United States is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
    • Since 1991 the United States has been the world's dominant military, economic, social and political power (plus it hosts the UN Headquarters itself in New York City ).
    • This picture shows the UN Secretariat's headquarters in New York City.

  • Defending the Nation

    • The Security Council is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States .
    • Truman, the function of the Council has been to advise and assist the President on national security and foreign policies.
    • Council also has counterparts in the national security councils of many other nations.
    • The National Security Council is chaired by the President.
    • Identify the main function of the United States National Security Council

  • Cabinet Departments

    • Housing and Urban Development: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers affordable housing and city planning.
    • These cabinet-level officers include the vice president, the chief of staff, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the trade representative, the ambassador to the United Nations, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors, and the administrator of the Small Business Administration.

  • The Powers of Local Government

    • A number of independent cities operate under a municipal government that serves the functions of both city and county.
    • The category includes those governments designated as cities, boroughs, towns, and villages.
    • In some states, a city can become independent of any separately functioning county government and function both as a county and as a city.
    • Depending on the state, such a city is known as either an independent city or a consolidated city-county.
    • NYC City Hall is home to the government of the largest city in the US, and the municipality with the largest budget.