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[7] [8] Exeter's city status was re-conferred on the reformed district, allowing the council to take the name Exeter City Council. [9] The city's mayor was raised to the status of a lord mayor in 2002. [10] In 2010 the government proposed that the city should become an independent unitary authority, like nearby Plymouth and Torbay. The ...
Council Tax is a local taxation system used in England, Scotland and Wales. It is a tax on domestic property, which was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, replacing the short-lived Community Charge (also known as "poll tax"), which in turn replaced the domestic rates.
Exeter City Council is the local authority for Exeter in Devon, England. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Exeter's city council is a district authority, and shares responsibility for local government with the Devon County Council. In May 2012 Labour became the majority party on the council. Exeter City Council's bid for the city to become a Unitary Authority was initially approved by ministers in February
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex meets the Mayor of Exeter in the entrance to the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter in October 2012. The Mayor of Exeter, granted Lord Mayor of Exeter in 2002, is the Mayor of Exeter in the ceremonial county of Devon, England and is elected by and from within the councillors of the City of Exeter council.
Exeter is a borough in the Greater Pittston-Wilkes-Barre area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, about 10 miles (16 km) west of Scranton and a few miles north of Wilkes-Barre. It is located on the western bank of the Susquehanna River and has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km 2 ).
Devon County Council was created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, which created elected county councils to take over the administrative functions previously performed by the quarter sessions, run by unelected magistrates.
The 2012 Exeter City Council election took place on 3 May 2012, to elect members of Exeter City Council in Devon, England. The election was held concurrently with other local elections in England. One third of the council was up for election; the seats up for election were last contested in 2008 .