What does it mean if a town has a mayor-council system?

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Rishi Schmidt

2 January, 00:44

What does it mean if a town has a mayor-council system?

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Nehemiah · Answer 1

The mayor-council system is a common form of municipal government in the United States. In this system a mayor heads a locally elected council. The mayor may be either popularly elected or elected by the council from among its members. There are two types of mayor-council government.

Ibrahim Anthony · Answer 2

The mayor-council government system is a system of organization of local government.

Characterized by having a mayor who is elected by the voters, the mayor-council variant may be broken down into two main variations depending on the relationship between the legislative and executive branches, becoming a weak-mayor or a strong-mayor variation based upon the powers of the office.