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Ayuntamiento (Spanish pronunciation: [aʝuntaˈmjento]) [note 1] is the general term for the town council, or cabildo, of a municipality [1] or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin America, for the municipality itself.
In Scotland, the term 'provost' is commonly used to designate the leader of the town council. Historically the term 'town council' was used for the governing body of a municipal borough until the 1972 Act. In Wales, where the lowest tier of local government is known as a community, the Community Council may unilaterally declare itself to be a ...
In England, since the Local Government Act 1972, "town council" is the specific name given to a civil parish council which has declared itself by resolution to be a town council. If another type of local council, such as a district authority, covers a single town (such as Luton or Stevenage ) then the council is often a 'borough council ...
The town was a legal corporation, was the political unit, and was represented in the General Court. It was a democracy of the purest type. Several times a year the adult males met in town meeting to discuss public questions, to lay taxes, to make local laws, and to elect officers.
The mayor may also have veto rights over council votes, with the council able to override such a veto. Conversely, in a weak-mayor system, the mayor has no formal authority outside the council, serving a largely ceremonial role as council chairperson and is elected by the citizens of the city. The mayor cannot directly appoint or remove ...
Representative town meeting is used by some larger towns, where voters elect representatives to participate in town meetings, similar to a town council. Some towns use a financial town meeting form where an open town meeting exists with limited jurisdiction to vote solely on financial affairs while the town's legislative powers have been vested ...
Brookhaven, New York is a suburban town in Suffolk County. It is served by a town board made up of a town supervisor , similar to a mayor, and six councilmen serving their districts. [ 1 ] Each councilmen serves a four-year term, and the responsibility of each member is to create and review new laws.
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