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5 unusual facts about City Council


Cabildo de Tenerife

The initial location of the Tenerife Town Hall was the Santa Cruz de Tenerife City council building.

City council

Typically, bicameral city councils were divided into Common Councils and Boards of Aldermen, to reflect the structure of federal and state legislatures.

Innovation Diploma Plus High School

Former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz, who runs Success Academy Charter Schools, opposed the proposal because she believed that "the Department of Education will undermine the education of at-risk students.

Politics of Houston

City council members, who also have a three-term limit, are elected from nine districts in the city, along with five at-large council members, who represent the entire city.

Radwin

Its solutions are used by telecoms carriers, city and town councils, remote communities, ISPs, private networks.


Agnethe Davidsen

In 1989, she was elected to the city council of Nuuk, again under the banner of the Forward party, and between 1989 and 1991 held the position of second vice mayor.

Antti Kalliomäki

In municipal politics, Kallomäki was member of Vantaa city council 1984–2000 and has been in the municipal council of Nurmijärvi since 2005.

Bill Quirk

Prior to being elected to the state assembly, he was a Hayward city councilmember.

Brenda Jefferson Foster

Brenda Jefferson Foster (born 1955 - May 17, 2010 Lake Providence, Louisiana) was a witness for the prosecution in the 2008-2009 trials of her older siblings Betty Jefferson and Mose Jefferson, Betty Jefferson's daughter Angela Coleman, and Mose Jefferson's companion former City Councilwoman Renée Gill Pratt.

Carey Business School

Polk Carey's great-great-great-grandfather, James Carey, an 18th- and 19th-century Baltimore shipper, chairman of the Bank of Maryland, a member of Baltimore's first City Council, and a relative of university founder Johns Hopkins.

Derby Council election, 2003

The 2003 Derby Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Derby City Council in England.

Dick Murphy

His re-election campaign saw controversy with a last minute write-in candidate, Donna Frye, a member of the San Diego City Council, who likely received more votes than either Murphy or Roberts.

Dorothy Ellicott

After the war she became involved in politics, initially as a member of the Association for the Advancement of Civil Rights (AACR) (Joshua Hassan's party, of which her husband was also a member; he was elected to the City Council in the first elections after the war, in 1945).

Fiji Labour Party

It also won seats on the Labasa, Nadi, and Ba Town Councils, and subsequently secured a seat on the Lautoka City Council at a by-election.

François Le Fort

François Le Fort was a merchant, native to Vitry, France, who became a member of the Antwerp city council in the 16th century as Master of the Barber's Guild.

Fredericton Police

City Council never allowed him to utilize the name "Chief of Police." The first official Chief of Police was John Hawthorne (1905) and retained the position for only three years.

Gagliato

In recognition of the unique role that the town has come to play as an international magnet for global leaders in nanotechnology, and as host of the NanoGagliato events, Gagliato has received the official appellation of “Paese delle NanoScienze”, town of Nanosciences, attributed by the City Council.

Holy Week in Braga

The Holy Week in Braga is promoted by the Cathedral Chapter, in partnership with the brotherhoods of Mercy and of Holy Cross, and with the City Council of Braga, the Oporto and North of Portugal Tourism Organisation and the Commercial Association of Braga.

Joe Dziedzic

Joe's father, Walt Dziedzic, was a Minneapolis police officer, was elected & re-elected to the City Council for 22 years, and then to the Park Board for another 12 years, before announcing plans to retire at the end of 2009.

Kamaishi Seawaves

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Mayor of Johannesburg

The Mayor of Johannesburg is the chief executive of the City Council and the highest elected position in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Mayor of Soroca

The Mayor of Soroca is head of the executive branch of Soroca City Council.

Mervin King

Commanding police efforts in the 1974 S.L.A. shootout led him to be commended by the City Council again for his supervision of the Symbionese Liberation Army investigation, one which "broke the back and thrust of the SLA".

Nagu esimene kord

"Ei kommentaari" is incorrectly spelled (right would be "kommenteeri"); the phrase comes from Vladimir Belõi, the headmaster of Lasnamäe mechanics school and the member of Tallinn City Council, who was sent to try to pass a language test for this.

National Equality March

Lawrence Webb – first openly gay, African-American elected official in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Falls Church City Council member

Ragnvald Marensius Gundersen

Gundersen was a member of Fredrikstad city council in 1931–1934 and 1937–1940, and later served as mayor from 1945 to 1965 and deputy mayor from 1966 to 1971.

Rainier, Washington

The city council consists of councilmembers Kristin Guizzetti, Robert Shaw, Rick Succow, Christine Winslow, and Dennis McVey, who acts as Mayor Pro Tem.

Rory Lancman

On November 19, 2012, Lancman declared his run for the 24th City Council district, seeking to succeed James F. Gennaro in the 2013 election.

Rudy Salas

Prior to being elected to the State Assembly, he was a Bakersfield city councilmember.

Sheila Stroup

In 2009 Stroup was chosen by fellow columnist Chris Rose to serve as the addressee for a series of fictitious e-mails about yet another columnist, Angus Lind, as Rose parodied New Orleans City Councilwoman Stacy Head's e-mails about fellow Councilwoman Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson and other subjects.

South African municipal election, 2006

In the City of Cape Town, the Democratic Alliance was the largest single party in the City Council with 90 of the 210 seats on the council, ahead of the African National Congress's 81 seats, but with no party holding a majority.

Takehisa Matsubara

In City Council he has welcomed recommendations from all factions and parties barring only the JCP (Japanese Communist Party) representative.

Toh Chin Chye

Following the PAP's victory at the 1959 elections, the members of the party's Central Executive Committee voted to decide whether Lee, as the party's Secretary-General, or the party's Treasurer, Ong Eng Guan (who served as the Mayor on the City Council from 1957 to 1959), should take up the newly created post of Prime Minister.

Vision 2020: New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan

Vision 2020 the New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan was introduced in March 2011 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the Director of the New York City Department of City Planning, Amanda Burden, this plan provides a framework for the next ten years of waterfront development in New York City.

Volkspark Friedrichshain

The park was originally conceived by the landscape gardener Peter Joseph Lenné, and in 1840 the Berlin city council decided to construct it on the occasion of the centennial of Frederick the Great's ascension to the Prussian throne.

Young Greens of England and Wales

Many Young Greens have been elected to County or City Councils, including Adrian Ramsay the former deupty leader of the Green Party in Norwich; Matt Sellwood, a former chair of the Young Greens, in Oxford and Ash Haynes, current Female co-Chair and youngest ever Green councillor, in Norwich.


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Augustus B. R. Sprague

He served as sheriff of Worcester County from 1871 to 1890 and was a member of the Worchester City Council.

Bernard Martin

From Auckland, he was on the Auckland City Council and the Auckland University Council.

Bernardo Rodríguez y Alfaro

In October 1821 he was appointed representative of the City Council of Barva on the Board of Legacy of the councils which met at Cartago from October 25–26, 1821 to discuss the independence of Costa Rica from Spain.

Billy Whelan

The campaign to have the bridge renamed was initiated and organised by members of the Cabra, GAA club, Naomh Fionbarra (gaelic spelling) (St. Finbarr's) and sanctioned by Dublin City Council in early 2006.

Buffalo, Missouri

James B. Potter, Jr. (born 1931), Los Angeles City Council member, 1963–71

Carol Alvarado

Her political activism began at the age of 12, when she assisted her godfather's campaign for the Houston City Council District I. Prior to formally entering public life, Alvarado worked in City Hall as a Senior Executive Assistant to Houston Mayor Lee P. Brown.

Caston

Charles Rackham Gilman served as the first Chairman of Conservators of Mousehold Heath, which was donated to the City Council during Gilman's mayoralty.

Chilliwack City Council

Chilliwack City Council is the governing body for the City of Chilliwack, British Columbia.

Chin Lee

He is one of four councillors of Asian heritage elected to city council in Toronto, the other three being Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam and Korean born, Councillor Raymond Cho.

Cleveland Metroparks

Stinchcomb accepted and, at the urging of city council, immediately hired the renowned landscape architectural firm, the Olmsted Brothers.

Dallas mayoral election, 2011

Rawlings was endorsed by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk as well as city council members Tennell Atkins, Vonciel Jones Hill, and Carolyn Davis.

Dasmariñas City Council

The City Council of Dasmariñas (Filipino: Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Dasmariñas) is the legislature of the city of Dasmariñas, Cavite.

Edwin Thomas Smith

In the city council he was always anxious to improve the city and it was a result of his advocacy that Adelaide had its first tramways, King William Street was extended, and the Torrens Lake formed.

Ethel D. Allen

She often encouraged African-Americans and women to seek political office; indeed, her friend Augusta Clark would later become the second African-American woman to serve on Philadelphia City Council, eventually becoming the Democratic Majority Whip.

Frances Street Squats

Two days later the city council, under then-mayor Gordon Campbell and with the full support of opposition members (including Libby Davies), declared the houses a “public nuisance” and granted a demolition permit.

Frank Ivancie

A key issue in the campaign was the Mount Hood Freeway, a controversial freeway proposal which the City Council had killed by a vote of 4-1 in 1974 (Ivancie casting the lone dissenting vote) and which Ivancie and his supporters hoped to revive.

Fred Meyer

In 1951, the Fred Meyer Company built a large warehouse near Providence Portland Medical Center in Laurelhurst, despite complaints and controversy from neighbors and the city council.

Galena, Alaska

In 2004, the Galena City Council tentatively accepted a proposal from Toshiba Corporation to build the Galena Nuclear Power Plant, a small, self-contained nuclear power plant.

Gay pride

The bill was passed by the city council, and awaits the signature of mayor Gilberto Kassab.

Green politics

In June 1970 in the Netherlands a group called Kabouters won 5 of the 45 seats on the Amsterdam Gemeenteraad (City Council), as well as two seats each on councils in The Hague and Leeuwarden and one seat apiece in Arnhem, Alkmaar and Leiden.

Harrison, Ohio

Harrison's mayor is Joel McGuire, an attorney, former Army Ranger, and former member of Harrison City Council.

Joao de Sousa Campos

João de Sousa Campos (1813–1880) was a city council member in Campinas from 1849–52.

Joe Ford

Joseph M. Ford (Dearborn City Council, 1912–1954), member of the Dearborn, MI City Council from 1945-1953

John Aae

Having served as a member of Strinda municipal council from 1917 to 1923, Aae was elected to Trondheim city council in 1928.

Käte Strobel

She also served 27 February 1958 to 26 January 1967 in the European Parliament, where she became the leader of the Socialist Group from 1964 to 1967 (to this day, the only female leader other than Pauline Green) and from 1972 to 1978 in the city council of Nuremberg.

Laila Bērziņa

Laila Bērziņa (born 1965) is a deputy of Līgatne City Council belonging to the New Era Party, currently she also work as a school teacher.

Lawrence Joel

In memory of Lawrence Joel and all Forsyth County veterans, the Winston-Salem Board of Aldermen (now City Council) in February 1986 decided to name the city's new coliseum the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Leicester Abbey

Part of the former abbey precinct was donated to Leicester Town Council (the predecessor of the modern City Council) by the 8th Earl of Dysart.

Liberal Party of New York

In 1969, Lindsay, the incumbent Republican Mayor of New York City, lost his own party's primary but was reelected on the Liberal Party line alone, bringing along 'on his coat-tails' enough Liberal candidates for City Council to replace the Republicans as the Minority Party in City government.

Manuel Oreste Rodriguez Lopez Literary Contest

The "Manuel Oreste Literary contest" is a literary contest hosted by Paradela City Council.

Mayor of Manukau

The Mayor of Manukau was the head of the municipal government of Manukau City, New Zealand, from 1965 to 2010, and presided over the Manukau City Council.

Melvin Rambin

After Rambin's death, the city council chose District 5 member Jamie Mayo, an African American businessman, to serve as interim mayor.

Michelle Madoff

Caliguiri was serving as President of Pittsburgh City Council and became mayor when Peter Flaherty was appointed Deputy Attorney General of the United States in the Jimmy Carter Presidential Administration.

Mike Martinez

Michael W. "Mike" Martinez (August 1, 1969) is the current Place 2 Austin City Council member in Austin, Texas,.

Milana Vlaović

Milana Vlaović was also elected to the Zagreb City Council in the 2009 local elections as Croatian Democratic Union candidate.

Minneapolis municipal elections, 2005

City Council Member Dean Zimmermann was accused by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of accepting bribes, see Minneapolis City Council.

North Shore, Staten Island

It boasts the distinction of electing the first African American as its representative when it voted Debi Rose (D) into the New York City Council in November 2009.

Occupy Oakland

On November 9, five members of the Oakland City Council, Desley Brooks, Ignacio De La Fuente, Patricia Kernighan, Libby Schaaf, Larry Reid (councilmember), two dozen clergy, and Oakland business owners held a press conference calling for the immediate eviction of Occupy Oakland.

Papillion, Nebraska

Following former Mayor James Blinn's resignation on July 7, 2009, city council president David Black became mayor of Papillion.

Patel Taylor

Most recently the newly completed Eastside City Park was awarded 4 RIBA awards – a National award, West Midlands award, Building of the Year award and Client of the year for Birmingham City Council.

Politics of Helsinki

Like in all Finnish municipalities, the City Council of Helsinki is the main decision-making organ in local politics, dealing with issues such as city planning, schools, health care, and public transport.

Sekesai Makwavarara

During her tenure of service for the Mabvuku city council she served under deputy mayor Elias Mudzuri until she was appointed as acting mayor following the forced deposition of Mudzuri by the national government.After the MDC party launched a probe which identified her as being corrupt she rejoined the ZANU-PF.

Stephen Ortego

He ran against businessman (and former Carencro mayor) Tommy Angelle, Carencro City Council member Bobby Badon, and former State Representative (and lone Republican) Raymond "La La" Lalonde.

Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz

Tadeusz Mirosław Kondrusiewicz (born 1958), Polish politician, member of Bydgoszcz City Council

Takanini

As well as the current Papakura District, other territorial authorities such as North Shore City, Rodney District, Waitakere City, Auckland City, Manukau City, and the Franklin District will be abolished and the entire area will be dissolved into a single Auckland city council.

Tampa City Council

The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Tomaž Marušič

In 1993, he was elected by the City Council of Nova Gorica as the first non-Communist mayor of the town, but lost the elections the following year against Črtomir Špacapan of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia.

Toronto municipal election, 1972

Crombie had been elected to city council only three years earlier, previously serving as a professor at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute.

Washington Preparatory High School

Joel Wachs, class of 1957, Los Angeles city council member, 1971-2000, president of the Andy Warhol Foundation in New York City

West End, Dundee

Since 1998, the city council has developed a "Cultural Quarter" at the boundary between the city centre and the West End which is now home to the Dundee Repertory Theatre, the Whitehall Theatre, the Sensation Science Centre and Dundee Contemporary Arts building as well as other commercial galleries and studios, and the university's Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design.