I just got elected to city council - this is a  legislative body  that governs my town.
Really? What does city council do?
They pass bylaws, and budget for things like snow removal.  They also hold meetings to answer questions from their constituents
Ok like town hall meetings. What else does the city council do?
Sometimes they re-align boundaries especially when the town is growing by quite a bit.
Is that like zoning?
City council
A city council, town council, town board, or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality, or local government area.
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arguments. After a years long fight by Madoff to have the one restroom that was available to City Council at the Pittsburgh City Hall redesigned to be used in a uni-sex fashion Masloff was invited to a "toilet party" by Madoff to celebrate her success. Masloff did not attend, later commenting to the press: "What the hell do I care about her toilet? I got more important things to do."
In January 1988, Masloff was elected president of the city council. Just four months later