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Wikipedia: The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as balance of power against the mayor in a strong mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and makes land use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The City Council also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget and each member is limited to three consecutive terms in office. The head of the City Council is called the Speaker, and is currently Christine Quinn, a Democrat. The New York City Public Advocate presides at meetings of the City Council and is a member of all Council committees. The Public Advocate also has the power to introduce legislation. There are 47 Democratic council members led by Majority Leader Joel Rivera. The three Republican council members are led by Minority Leader James Oddo. There is also one member of the Working Families Party. The Council has several committees with oversight of various functions of the city government. Each council member sits on at least three standing, select or subcommittees . The standing committees meet at least once per month. The Speaker of the Council, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader are all ex officio members of every committee. Council members are elected every four years, except for two consecutive two year terms every twenty years (starting in 2001 and 2003 and again in 2021 and 2023).
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