Brooklyn Board of Aldermen (as principal local authority)

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The Brooklyn Board of Aldermen was the former main municipal governing body of the City of Brooklyn, responsible for local legislation and administration before consolidation into New York City.

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instanceOf local government authority
municipal legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction City of Brooklyn NERFINISHED
pre-1898 independent City of Brooklyn
country United States of America
dissolutionCause consolidation of Brooklyn into New York City
dissolvedOrAbolishedOn 1898
endCause creation of the consolidated City of New York in 1898
fieldOfWork local legislation
municipal governance
urban administration
followedBy New York City Board of Aldermen NERFINISHED
governmentSystem mayor–aldermanic form of municipal government
governs City of Brooklyn NERFINISHED
hasAuthorityOver city departments of Brooklyn
local ordinances and by-laws in Brooklyn
local public works in Brooklyn
local streets and infrastructure in Brooklyn
municipal finances of Brooklyn
hasMemberRole alderman
hasRole local administrative authority of Brooklyn
municipal legislature of Brooklyn
principal local authority of the City of Brooklyn
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalSignificance served as the main municipal governing body of Brooklyn before its consolidation into New York City
jurisdictionIncludes municipal affairs within the boundaries of the City of Brooklyn
legislativeBodyFor City of Brooklyn NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Brooklyn NERFINISHED
New York (state) NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
mainFunction enacting local ordinances
overseeing city administration
passing municipal budgets
regulating local public services
operatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kings County, New York NERFINISHED
partOf City of Brooklyn government NERFINISHED
pre-consolidation municipal structure of Brooklyn
replacedBy municipal institutions of the consolidated City of New York
seatOfGovernment Brooklyn City Hall NERFINISHED
selectionMethodForMembers local election
subordinateTo City of Brooklyn mayor NERFINISHED
usedLanguage English

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Brooklyn Borough President follows Brooklyn Board of Aldermen (as principal local authority)