How to Use city council in a Sentence
city council
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My local city council has voted to ban only the loud ones, but that will impose new costs on landscaping firms.
—Howard Husock, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
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With a hiring crisis on its hands, the Long Beach city council is scheduled to meet next week with the goal of streamlining the process.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
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Tears flowed among teachers, city council members, former students, parents, and residents.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
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Last month, some parents walked out of a city council meeting where city leaders presented findings that police handled the tragedy properly.
—USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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Voters in March reelected its mayor and two council incumbents and voted in one newcomer to its city council.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
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The commission and city council approved a professional sports development area and plan for the Eleven Park site late last year.
—Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2024
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Area residents will also decide on school board and city council members, depending on their municipality.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
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Texas’s state government did so after city council’s in Austin and Houston mandated fingerprinting and background checks for drivers.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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Three other people were also injured in the attack, including a candidate for Celaya’s city council Adrián Guerrero.
—Gerardo Lemos, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024
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But even within the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, there have been conflicting rulings on what type of forum applies to a city council meeting.
—Tracey McManus, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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Tempe voters have the chance to elect who will sit on their city council.
—Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
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The first all-female city council in the history of St. Paul, Minn., was sworn in on Tuesday.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
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Here's what's on deck at city council meetings tonight.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 9 July 2024
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The five-member city council has three Black members and two White members.
—Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
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Some city council members were upset by the report as well.
—Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
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Mitchell has served as Alexander mayor for the last 10 years and was previously on the city council.
—Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 7 Dec. 2022
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The code was written by members of Congress, not city council members.
—Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
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Three city council seats are up for election this year in Hamtramck.
—Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023
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The firearms will be given to the National Police of Ukraine, according to the agenda of a Phoenix city council meeting.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 10 July 2023
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The recent city council vote extends that seasonal closure to be in place year-round.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
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That policy would be unlikely to be taken up by the deep-blue city council.
—Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
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Youth crime is talked about at city council hearings and on neighborhood chat groups far more than their well-being.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
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This is the second time in recent years that city council members have approved a network of smart streetlights.
—Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
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Judith Lee, the city council member who proposed the trial, says some constituents have expressed anger about the idea of not salting.
—Ciara Nugent, Time, 12 Dec. 2022
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In 2006, they were invited to Lovell’s swearing-in as a Houston city council member.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
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Eight city council members voted in favor of the height increase, while one member said no.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2024
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Charlotte’s city council members will approve agreements in the fall.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2024
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This is not the first time Randall and others have attempted to change governance of the utility through a city council vote.
—Heather Gann | Hgann@al.com, al, 8 Feb. 2023
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David Oh, an at-large city council member and attorney, had hoped to be the city’s first Asian American mayor.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023
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The discussion is slated for the upcoming city council meeting on Feb 26 or March 4.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
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