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The council is, in principle, the main representative organ of a unit of local government. There may be other representative organs, such as the board, with considerable authority and power, but it is primarily the council through which the public is represented in the affairs of government.
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Humes, S. (1959). The Council. In: The Structure of Local Governments Throughout the World. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1051-6_5
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