Raleigh City Council

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The Raleigh City Council is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, passing local laws, and overseeing the municipal government of Raleigh, North Carolina.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city council
municipal legislative body
budgetaryAuthority City of Raleigh annual budget
canEnact local laws
canPass municipal ordinances
country United States
electionType municipal election
electorate residents of Raleigh, North Carolina
governmentType council–manager government
governs City of Raleigh NERFINISHED
Raleigh municipal government
hasAtLargeSeats 2
hasChamber Raleigh City Hall
hasNumberOfMembers 8
hasWebsite https://raleighnc.gov/city-council
headOfGovernment Mayor of Raleigh
includesPosition At-large council member
District council member
Mayor of Raleigh
jurisdiction City of Raleigh NERFINISHED
Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legalAuthority North Carolina General Statutes
Raleigh City Charter
levelOfGovernment local government
locatedIn North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Wake County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
meetsAt Raleigh City Hall
meetsFrequency regularly scheduled meetings
numberOfDistrictsRepresented 5
oversees Raleigh city departments
partOf Government of Raleigh, North Carolina
represents residents of Raleigh
responsibility adopting the city budget
appointing members of city boards and commissions
appointing the city manager
approving city tax rates
land use and zoning decisions
overseeing city services
passing local ordinances
setting city policy
seatOfGovernment Raleigh City Hall NERFINISHED
subjectTo laws of the State of North Carolina
supervises City Manager of Raleigh
termLength 4 years
typeOfLegislature unicameral
votingSystem nonpartisan election

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
GoRaleigh
governingBody
Raleigh City Council ("Raleigh municipal government")
governs
Raleigh
legislativeBody

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