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City councils can truly create a vision for their city: what the new park will be like, where new affordable housing will get built, whether your local gas station can have gaming machines, and much more.

Budgets

Your budget reflects your priorities, as they say. Typically, a mayor or city manager will propose a budget, which the city council goes through with a fine-toothed comb. Council members will eventually have to approve that budget, but before they do, they’ll suggest changes. Maybe a council member wants to see more funding for the police department or a needle exchange program. Maybe they want to raise money by selling a city-owned building or change the trash collection schedule to save cash.

Taxes

Cities rely on tax dollars to pay for city services and administration. Your city council can set the rates for income, sales, and property tax.
Passing Ordinances

Your city council acts as the main law-making body for your city. They can enact all kinds of ordinances or laws, whether it’s installing a new stoplight, carving out a new bike lane, banning DIY guns, or prohibiting drag shows.

Zoning

Can a real estate developer build tall apartment buildings in a neighborhood of single-family homes? Do those new apartment buildings need to have a certain amount of parking? Are there any restrictions on what kinds of businesses can be on the ground floor of those buildings? If you love rules, you might love zoning – and the city council might be for you. City councils can pass zoning laws that determine what can get built where (can you turn that old factory into apartments?) and where different kinds of businesses can operate (can you open a liquor store near a school?). They can also create boards or commissions to solve complex problems or create a master plan for development in the city. The council will oversee these boards and often have council members sitting on them.

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City Council Chambers 1 Municipal Plaza, Asbury Park, NJ

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