councilmayor
Councilmayor refers to a form of municipal governance in which the city council selects the mayor, either from among its members or by appointing a mayor who serves at the council’s pleasure. In this arrangement, the council typically retains primary legislative authority, and a professional city manager or administrator may handle day-to-day executive functions. The mayor often serves as a political figure and presiding officer for council meetings, represents the city externally, and performs ceremonial duties. In some jurisdictions, the mayor may have limited powers such as a veto on a narrow range of measures or a tie-breaking vote on council decisions, but substantial administrative authority is usually exercised by the manager or by departmental heads under council oversight.
Election and tenure schemes for the mayor in a councilmayor system vary. Direct popular election of the
This form is contrasted with the strong-mayor system, where the directly elected mayor serves as the chief