A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch.
Depending upon local laws and regulations, town councils usually self-organize and elect a leader to set the agenda of their governing body. This leader may be granted a title such as chairman, mayor, or president.
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... Stratford Town Council is the legislative body of Stratford, Connecticut ... The ten-member council is elected every two years, with members elected by geographical district ... The Town Council appoints one of its members to serve as Chairman ...
... The council is made up of 6 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairwoman ...
... # Title 10 "Let Me Talk!" (Days 29-31) Description The Town Council creates a game meant to improve communication and build respect, but gets heat from the Town for being disrespectful themselves ... The Town Council responds by threatening to give the Gold Star to no one ... After a series of confrontations, Greg makes the Town an offer—if more than half the Town wants him to go home, he will pack up and leave Bonanza forever ...
... In 1854, he was elected to Sheffield Town Council as a Liberal, stepping down in 1857 ... In 1876, Mappin was re-elected to the Town Council, and served as the Mayor of Sheffield in 1877-8 ... he was elected as Member of Parliament for East Retford, while remaining on Sheffield Town Council until 1883 ...
... In Singapore, town councils are in charge of maintaining the common areas of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and estates, such as the common corridors ... Town councils boundaries are drawn based on electoral districts boundaries ... A town council area can consist of a Group Representation Constituency (GRC), a Single Member Constituency (SMC), or a collection of neighbouring GRCs and SMCs controlled by the same ...
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“I haven’t seen so much tippy-toeing around since the last time I went to the ballet. When members of the arts community were asked this week about one of their biggest benefactors, Philip Morris, and its requests that they lobby the New York City Council on the company’s behalf, the pas de deux of self- justification was so painstakingly choreographed that it constituted a performance all by itself.”
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