Town council
Town councils in Belize are responsible for a range of functions, including street maintenance and lighting, drainage, refuse collection, public cemeteries, infrastructure, parks and playgrounds.However town councils are not subordinate in democratic accountability to those higher levels, but to the electorate of their civil parish area.However, this is often abbreviated simply to mayor, especially where the town was historically a borough or city, such as Lewes or Ely.Manitoba town council members serve primarily as a policy and direction board for the community.Unlike some states, Indiana councilmembers must declare a political party affiliation, if any, when they file to run for office.In addition to a clerk, the council can authorise the hiring of other staff to run the operations of government, including law enforcement officers, utility workers, park and recreation employees and town managers.The town is governed by a charter, which is allowed under the home rule provision of the New Hampshire Constitution (Pt I, Art.The basic notion of home rule in New Hampshire is that local communities are not allowed to supersede the authority specifically granted to them by the state.In Singapore, town councils are in charge of maintaining the common areas of Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and estates, such as the common corridors, void decks, lifts, water tanks, external lighting and the open spaces surrounding the estates.The rationale was to delegate the duties of estate management to the members of parliament in addition to their existing responsibilities.