New Orleans City Council
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The New Orleans City Council is the elected legislative body responsible for creating local laws, approving budgets, and overseeing municipal governance in the city of New Orleans.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Orleans city government | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city council
ⓘ
municipal legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | municipal boundaries of New Orleans ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | Mayor of New Orleans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electorate | residents of New Orleans ⓘ |
| governs | New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasChamberStructure | unicameral ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | elected councilmember ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 7 ⓘ |
| hasPower |
adopt ordinances
ⓘ
adopt resolutions ⓘ approve the city capital budget ⓘ approve the city operating budget ⓘ conduct legislative hearings ⓘ confirm certain mayoral appointments ⓘ levy certain local taxes and fees ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction |
approving the city budget
ⓘ
enacting local laws ⓘ overseeing municipal governance ⓘ |
| hasVotingSystem | district-based elections ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New Orleans
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Home rule charter of the City of New Orleans ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor |
New Orleans City Council
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
New Orleans city government
|
| locatedIn |
Louisiana
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ Orleans Parish ⓘ |
| meetsAt | New Orleans City Hall ⓘ |
| oversees | city departments and agencies ⓘ |
| partOf | local government of New Orleans ⓘ |
| regulates |
land use in New Orleans
ⓘ
public utilities in New Orleans ⓘ zoning in New Orleans ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
redistricting council districts within New Orleans
ⓘ
setting local policy for New Orleans ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | State of Louisiana local government system ⓘ |
| supervises | franchises and concessions granted by the city ⓘ |
| topic |
city budgeting
ⓘ
municipal legislation ⓘ public services oversight in New Orleans ⓘ urban planning in New Orleans ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Orleans city government