Birmingham City Council

comment at the violation of sunshine law by the City Council members. Similarly, the reading did not show any comment from Mayor in the case of resignation of City Council member Berezo, City Attorney Holley, and termination of Administrative Service Director Mike Wing. Skill Approach: Mayor Cadle has a 38-year experience of High School Band Director, where he was very successful…

the City of Chicago sees the importance of educationally equity therefore, HB 4560 was drafted in support of allocating surplus TIF funding to financially distressed school districts. Desperate entities including parents and teachers alike have conjoined efforts to support Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in attaining…

October 6th Philadelphia City Council meeting afforded me the long awaited opportunity to see the inside of one of my favorite architectural landmarks. As a kid growing up not far from the city, I’d occasionally pass it during a family or school outing. Although still young, I was mesmerized and intrigued by its size and magnificent architectural details. For this reason, and in defiance of friend’s suggestion that I should just stay at home and watch it on television, I woke a bit earlier…

Introduction For my project I visited the Flint City council to observe the process of the city meeting, there were six of my classmates present. I was the first one to arrive at the city hall. As everyone was arriving Kate Fields ward 4 introduced herself, and we identified as students from U of M Flint she shared that she is a professor at the University with a MSB program. Eric Mays from ward 1, introduced himself as well. There were about fifteen community members sitting along the wall of…

The mayor and city council are the leaders of local government The city council listens to the people in my community. This is where the problems in my city are discussed. If the mayor chooses what becomes a law. The city council passes the new laws. Once the mayor has signed and passed the law he/she is responsible for enforcing the law. Enforce means to follow or listen to. The mayor has police officers do this. The state government is in charge of the state I live in. The people who…

meeting was held at the City Hall in Gladewater, Texas. The location of City Hall is 519 East Broadway. It was held on Thursday, October 20, 2016. As people gathered for the meeting I received signatures from board members including the mayor of Gladewater. To commence with was the call to order. Next, was the invocation and then the Pledge of Allegiance? I appreciated the fact that God was put before all else then our great nation. The first major happening was the citizen comments.…

Events and tourism are intrinsically connected and are a significant relationship that enables the image and brand of an event to be associated with a particular destination. The Asbury Film and Music festival attempts to demonstrate the city of Asbury as an image of vibrant cultural and musical history and caliber, in order to attract an influx of tourism. Many cities and destinations are seeking to focus on the creation and hosting of special events and festivals. The Asbury Film and Music…

own Government The town government is a seven member Council that holds the legislative power of municipality. The power of municipality allows the sevens members to discuss and enact possible solutions to community problems. Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Thursday of every month, usually at 7:00pm. While council meetings are not open to the public, there are several public meetings that are open to everyone; people are encouraged to share their opinions regarding the…

Sculley as City Manager During her career as San Antonio City Manager Sheryl Sculley has wielded her power to effect change within every aspect of city government. From shaking up departments to focusing the city budget Sculley revamped and revived city government to make it more effective. Before even her first official day on the job, Sculley had been tasked by Mayor Phil Hardberger with handling the ongoing problems with the fire department equipment. She pursued the issue working to get new…

Group 3 Professor Eligah King BA 3300 4/19/2017 City Council Project This project was very insightful, we had never sat down to really think about the pressures that City Council goes through in order to pass or deny motions. In this exercise, we find ourselves needing to make a decision within a very limited time frame. We gave the community a chance to voice their ideas on the use of donated land and ways in which it would benefit…