Selma City Council

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The Selma City Council is the elected legislative body responsible for setting local laws, policies, and budgets for the city of Selma, Alabama.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city council
municipal legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction City of Selma, Alabama
composition elected council members
convenes regular public meetings
country United States of America
electorate residents of Selma, Alabama eligible to vote
follows Alabama state law
Charter of the City of Selma (municipal charter)
governmentBranch legislative branch of the City of Selma
governs municipal government of Selma, Alabama
hasAuthorityOver city departments of Selma, Alabama
municipal budget of Selma, Alabama
municipal code of Selma, Alabama
hasDuty ensuring delivery of municipal services
maintaining public infrastructure within Selma, Alabama
representing residents of Selma, Alabama
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasRole budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of city administration
policy making
jurisdiction City of Selma, Alabama
legalForm local government body
legislativeBodyFor City of Selma, Alabama
levelOfGovernment local government
locatedIn Selma, Alabama
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED
meetsAt Selma City Hall
partOf municipal government of Selma, Alabama
responsibleFor adopting city budget
approving certain city contracts
establishing local tax rates within legal limits
passing local ordinances
setting local policies
zoning and land use decisions
sector public sector
selectionMethod popular election
subjectTo Alabama Constitution
Alabama Open Meetings Act
United States Constitution
uses municipal ordinances as primary legislative instruments

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Selma, Alabama
governingBody
Selma City Council ("municipal government of Selma, Alabama")
governs
Selma City Council ("municipal government of Selma, Alabama")
partOf

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