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Linea Palmisano
Linea Palmisano is an American businesswoman, non-profit executive, and politician serving as a member of the Minneapolis City Council for the 13th ward, and as the council's Vice-President. Education Palmisano earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota, where she specialized in strategy and entrepreneurship. Career Palmisano has worked as the board chair of the Linden Hills Neighborhood Council and founder of the NAVIGATE immigrant college access program. She also worked as a track coach at Southwest High School (Minneapolis), Southwest High School. She also served as an intermediary between neighborhood association and the office of Mayor Betsy Hodges. Palmisano was elected to the Minneapolis City Council in November 2013 and took office on January 2, 2014, succeeding Hodges. While city council seats are officially nonpartisan, Palmisano is affiliated with the Minnesota Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minneapolis City Council
The Minneapolis City Council is the lawmaking body of Minneapolis. It consists of 13 members, elected from separate wards to four-year terms, via a ranked-choice method. The council structure has been in place since the 1950s. In recent elections, council membership has been dominated by the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL). As of 2022, 12 members identified with the DFL, while one identified with Democratic Socialists of America. Until the 2021 Minneapolis City Council election, the city's government structure was considered a Weak mayor, weak-mayor, strong-council system. However, a charter amendment was passed that gave the mayor more power and reduced the council to purely legislative duties. History The city has never had more than 13 wards, but at one time there were three representatives from each area, for a total of 39 members of the City Council. The City Council assumed its current size in the 1950s. The Minneapolis City Council represents the city' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
