Newark Municipal Council

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city council municipal legislative body

The Newark Municipal Council is the legislative body of the City of Newark, New Jersey, responsible for passing local laws, approving budgets, and representing the interests of the city's wards and residents.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
City of Newark government	3
Newark City Council	3
Newark Municipal Council canonical	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city council ⓘ municipal legislative body ⓘ
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction	all wards of Newark, New Jersey ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
governmentForm	mayor–council government ⓘ
governs	City of Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChamberType	unicameral legislature ⓘ
hasElectoralSystem	ward-based and at-large elections ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	municipal government of Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	Council President ⓘ Council Vice President ⓘ
hasMemberType	at-large council member ⓘ ward council member ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers	9 ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction	budget approval ⓘ constituent representation ⓘ municipal lawmaking ⓘ
hasTypeOfLegislation	ordinances ⓘ resolutions ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.newarknj.gov/departments/municipal-council ⓘ
legalBasis	municipal charter of the City of Newark ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf	Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
levelOfGovernment	local government ⓘ
locatedIn	Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Essex County, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetingCity	Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
meetsIn	Newark City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Government of the City of Newark, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ
represents	residents of Newark, New Jersey ⓘ wards of Newark, New Jersey ⓘ
role	adopts the city budget ⓘ approves certain mayoral appointments as provided by law ⓘ establishes local public policy for Newark ⓘ oversees municipal agencies through legislation and hearings ⓘ passes municipal ordinances ⓘ represents the interests of Newark residents ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subordinateTo	Constitution of the State of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ laws of the State of New Jersey ⓘ
usesBudget	municipal budget of Newark, New Jersey ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Ward → representedInBody → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

subject surface form: North Ward (Newark)

South Ward → governedBy → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

Weequahic → governedBy → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Newark government

West Ward → partOf → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Newark government

West Ward → governedBy → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: Newark City Council

University Heights neighborhood (Newark) → governedBy → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: City of Newark government

East Ward → governedBy → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: Newark City Council

Newark Police Department → isSubordinateTo → Newark Municipal Council ⓘ

this entity surface form: Newark City Council