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In 1996, the Dundee City council area was created under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. [58] ... City of Recovery Press was founded in Dundee, and has ...
Dundee City Council is the local authority for Dundee City, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. In its modern form it was created in 1996. In its modern form it was created in 1996. Dundee was formerly governed by a corporation from when it was made a burgh in the late twelfth century until 1975.
2011 – Dundee House, the headquarters of the city council, opens. [77] 2013 Dundee is shortlisted for the UK City of Culture in 2017, but loses out to Hull. Dundee and West Dundee in the United States become twin cities. 2014 Dundee granted UNESCO City of Design status, the first city in the UK to receive the designation. [78]
The building was the headquarters of Dundee Corporation until it was replaced by Dundee District Council under the wider Tayside Regional Council in May 1975. [9] It then remained the Dundee District Council headquarters until the abolition of the Tayside Region led to the formation of Dundee City Council in April 1996. [10]
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...
City council elections in Chicago have been formally nonpartisan since 1920. Nevertheless, many alderpersons have had, [parties 1] and continue to have, de facto partisan affiliations that are reflected in this list. This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923.
# Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Dennis Coughlin 1857–1859 [1] 21st J. Schmidt 1857–1858 [1] 22nd Andrew Enzenbacher 1858–1860 [1] John Comiskey: 1859–1863 Democratic: Redistricted to 7th ward in 1863 [1] 23rd 24th Malcolm McDonald 1860–1862
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.