Quezon City Council

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The Quezon City Council is the unicameral legislative body responsible for creating local laws, ordinances, and policies governing Quezon City in the Philippines.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city council
local legislative body
unicameral local legislature
canOverride mayoral veto subject to legal requirements
compositionType elected councilors
country Philippines
electoralSystem plurality-at-large voting for councilors
governmentBranch legislative branch of Quezon City Government
governs Quezon City
hasLeaderTitle Vice Mayor of Quezon City
hasPower to adopt measures for health, safety, and welfare of Quezon City residents
to approve the annual and supplemental budgets of Quezon City
to authorize the city mayor to enter into contracts
to create and abolish city offices subject to law
to enact ordinances not contrary to national law
to impose local taxes, fees, and charges as allowed by law
to reclassify lands within Quezon City subject to national regulations
to regulate land use and zoning within Quezon City
jurisdiction Quezon City
languageOfProceedings English
Filipino
legalBasis Local Government Code of the Philippines
Quezon City Charter
levelOfGovernment local government
locatedIn Luzon
Metro Manila
Philippines
Quezon City
meetsAt Quezon City Hall
meetsFrequency regular sessions
partOf Government of Quezon City
presidingOfficer Vice Mayor of Quezon City
represents residents of Quezon City
responsibleFor adopting the city budget
approving local policies
creating barangays within Quezon City subject to law
enacting local ordinances
granting franchises and permits within Quezon City
passing city resolutions
regulating local taxes and fees
subdivision legislative districts of Quezon City
supervises implementation of city ordinances
termLength 3 years
termLimit 3 consecutive terms
typeOfLegislature unicameral
website official website of the Quezon City Government (council section)

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