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1. jeffstopp.comLet's Keep Jeff Stoppenhagen as Richfield Village Council

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   Let's Keep Jeff Stoppenhagen as Richfield Village Council. Why I am Running. I first ran for Village Council in 2019 because I saw a need for a change in the Council. The same people kept cycling through and I felt the thinking and decisions had become stale and needed a different perspective.

2. www.startribune.com › richfield-the-state-s-oldestRichfield, the state's 'oldest suburb' - Star Tribune

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   Richfield didn't stay big for long. In 1886 St. Louis Park became a separate village, and in 1889 what was called "west Richfield" became Edina.

3. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesCity Government - TSHA

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   Sep 25, 2019 · Home rule cities in Texas now operate under one of two forms of city government: council-manager (251 of the 290 home-rule cities) and mayor-council (39 of the 290). The commission form of city government is now extinct in Texas; Portland, Oregon, is the only city of any size in the nation now operating under this form of local government.

4. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesMayor-Council Form of City Government - TSHA

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   Feb 1, 1995 · As of May 1991 most of the 1,175 incorporated Texas cities, towns, and villages used one of the two types of mayor-council government. In the 1990s this form of government continued to be the most popular in general-law cities and towns but steadily declined in favor among home-rule cities.

5. socialsci.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Political10.2: Municipal (City) Government - Social Sci LibreTexts

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   Nov 20, 2021 · There are two major forms of city government in Texas—the Mayor-Council and Council- Manager (Table 10.1). A third from of city government was the commission form, devised in Galveston in 1901 after the Galveston hurricane of 1900.

6. www.tshaonline.org › handbook › entriesCommission Form of City Government - TSHA

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   Jun 1, 1995 · In Texas as of May 1993 there were no true commission forms of government. Twenty-seven cities had manager-commission governments, but they were more like mayor-council government than the original commission form.

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   How does a city council work in Texas?

   • Many legal powers of the council prevent him from effectively supervising city administration. None of the ten largest cities of Texas has this form. In the strong mayor-council form, the mayor has the power to appoint and remove most department heads, and only a few officials are elected.

   Mayor-Council Form of City Government - TSHA

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   Was Richfield a greedy city?

   • Richfield, the city of lakes and Minnehaha Falls. Home of Southdale, the Galleria and Knollwood Mall. Richfield, Minnesota's biggest city. Not. But it could have been, if the generous forefathers of Richfield had been a bit greedier about clinging to their territory.

   Richfield, the state's 'oldest suburb' - Star Tribune

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   What is a mayor-council city government in Texas?

   • A mayor-council city government in Texas consists of a mayor and a number of council members or aldermen. The mayor is elected at large, and the aldermen may be elected at large but generally are chosen from wards or aldermanic districts. The mayor presides at council meetings and is the chief executive officer of the city.

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   How did Texas become a city?

   • City government was founded on the idea that local communities know best how to run their own affairs. Cities are incorporated communities, established by law as a city. Before 1836, there were no incorporated cities in Texas. After Texas became a republic in 1836, the Texas Congress began incorporating cities in Texas.

   10.2: Municipal (City) Government - Social Sci LibreTexts

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   Did Texas have a city government before 1836?

   • City Government. Before 1836 there were in Texas no incorporated cities in the modern meaning of the term. The Spanish municipality included not only the settlement itself, but also large areas of surrounding territory that might cover thousands of square miles.

   City Government - TSHA

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   What does a city council do?

   • The city council will make laws and have broad policy-making authority such as approving the budget for the city. Depending on the form of government, either the major or the city manager will be responsible for carrying out those policies. They also determine salaries and benefits for city employees and sign/authorize contracts.

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8. texancultures.utsa.edu › wp-content › uploadsThe Canary Island Texans - Institute of Texan Cultures

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   San Fernando was not a religious mission or military outpost, it was a civilian town set up to be the capital of Spanish Texas, and was the first municipal government established in Texas. On orders from Spain, Captain Almazán appointed seven Isleño men to form a village council, or a cabildo.