Mayor of New York City have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently five deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to the mayor. Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor. (The order of succession is the Public Advocate of the City of New York, then the Comptroller of the City of New York.) The current deputy mayors are: "The mayor has the power to appoint and remove the commissioners of more than 40 city agencies and members of City boards and
Thomas Hughes (Sydney mayor) He held the distinction of being the first Lord Mayor of Sydney, and during his year of office following his elevation to that position, as well as during the three subsequent occasions on which he held that responsible post, he conducted the affairs of the City Council with outstanding dignity and ability." Hughes Street in Potts Point is named after him. Thomas Hughes (Sydney mayor) Sir Thomas Hughes KCSG, JP (19 April 1863 – 15 April 1930) was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, a member of the New South Wales