the legislative body of chicago is called city council.
the legislative body of chicago is called city council.
what is the legislative body of chicago called?
city council
the town meeting legislative body and form of government is a mandatory part of being a town under state municipal law. massachusetts cities do not have town meetings, because the legislative body is the elected city council, also sometimes called the board of aldermen or, in the case of cities styled as "town of _____", the town council. however, as noted, the official style of a city or town is defined in its charter, and there is no legal barrier to cities calling themselves "town" or vice versa. as a result, not all of the municipalities that entitled "town of _____" have a town meeting legislative body. (only communities with a population of at least 12,000 are allowed to adopt a city form of government.)
town meeting
the county legislative body serves an important role in exercising local approval authority for private acts when the private act does not call for referendum approval. private acts, which often give additional authority to counties, must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members of the county legislative body or be approved by a referendum in order to become effective. the form of local approval required is specified in the private act. the county legislative body annually elects a chairman and a chairman pro tempore. the county legislative body may elect the county executive or a member of the body to be the chairman, although the county executive may refuse to serve. if the county executive is chairman, he or she may vote only to break a tie vote. if a member is chairman, the member votes as a member, but cannot vote again to break a tie. if the county executive is not chairman, he or she may veto most resolutions of the county legislative body, but this veto may be overridden by a majority vote. the majority vote that is required for this and the passage of resolutions or other measures is a majority of the entire actual membership of the county legislative body, and not a majority of the quorum, nor a majority of the authorized membership.
hawkins county, tennessee