How to Use city council in a Sentence

city council

noun
  • He's running for city council.
  • Residents at the meeting called for Arredondo to leave or be removed from his city council post.
    Steven Santana, Chron, 22 June 2022
  • Arredondo, who was not present at the meeting, will now be expected to appear at future city council meetings.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022
  • Arredondo was recently sworn into the city council seat that was previously held by Muñoz.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 6 June 2022
  • On the family’s fourth day in Ladenburg, the city council paid for Ukrainian kids to use a trampoline gym.
    Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022
  • Auburn and Montgomery also voted in their new city council districts in January.
    al, 21 June 2022
  • A decade later, once the tax freeze goes away, those taxes will rise to about $10 million a year, according to city council documents.
    Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2022
  • Fischer served on a California city council and water board.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • As a member of the city council, the king of the corn dog attempted to make another stand for everyday Americans.
    Fox News, 10 June 2022
  • The town is unincorporated, and residents elect no mayor, no city council, no dogcatcher.
    Moriah Balingit, Washington Post, 27 June 2022
  • Aligning the Board of Education’s election cycle with that of the mayor, city treasurer and city council.
    Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2022
  • As the Decatur city council meeting adjourned last week, Rosenberger helped her husband Paul Rosenberger put on his coat.
    Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
  • With the encouragement of city council members, Meyer wrote a letter to President Joe Biden asking for help.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In fact, the idea of Grand Park is one of the projects that inspired me to run for city council.
    Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Tempe voters have the chance to elect who will sit on their city council.
    Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 21 Feb. 2024
  • David Little: Running for city council has been a dream of mine for many years.
    Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The mayor and three of the seven city council members are of Lebanese descent.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The first all-female city council in the history of St. Paul, Minn., was sworn in on Tuesday.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Here's what's on deck at city council meetings tonight.
    Alex Golden, Axios, 9 July 2024
  • A few dozen adults and teenagers packed the city council chambers for Thursday’s meeting.
    Bob Hohler, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Clark has served on the city council of Forest Park, a Cincinnati suburb, since 2017.
    Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The five-member city council has three Black members and two White members.
    Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The city of Pavlograd, in Dnipro region, has been hit by a rocket strike, according to the city council.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Some city council members were upset by the report as well.
    Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • All of the members of the city's 6-member city council are Muslim of either Yemeni or Bangladeshi descent.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The code was written by members of Congress, not city council members.
    Rachel Looker, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • His time in city government spanned more than 30 years, starting with eight years on the zoning appeals board and 14 on the city council.
    Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2022
  • Three city council seats are up for election this year in Hamtramck.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 14 June 2023

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