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List Of Mayors Of Chicopee, Massachusetts
The Mayor of Chicopee is the Chief executive (head of government), chief executive of municipal government in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The mayor's office oversees the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within the city, appoints and supervises a majority of appointed officials, and serves as an Ex officio member, ''ex officio'' member of the Chicopee School Committee. Chicopee has a mayor-council government. Mayors of Chicopee are appointed through direct election, direct, Non-partisan democracy, non-partisan elections to a two-year term. The office has no term limits. The mayor's office is located in City Hall (Chicopee, Massachusetts), Chicopee City Hall in Chicopee,_Massachusetts#Nayasett_(Cabotville_and_Chicopee_Falls), Chicopee Center. The current mayor of Chicopee is John L. Vieau. History Prior to 1891, Chicopee had no mayor. The town was governed by an open town meeting and a Board of Selectmen to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. Chicopee received its ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executive (government)
The executive branch is the part of government which executes or enforces the law. Function The scope of executive power varies greatly depending on the political context in which it emerges, and it can change over time in a given country. In democratic countries, the executive often exercises broad influence over national politics, though limitations are often applied to the executive. In political systems based on the separation of powers, government authority is distributed between several branches to prevent power from being concentrated in the hands of a single person or group. To achieve this, each branch is subject to checks by the other two; in general, the role of the legislature is to pass laws, which are then enforced by the executive, and interpreted by the judiciary. The executive can also be the source of certain types of law or law-derived rules, such as a decree or executive order. In those that use fusion of powers, typically parliamentary systems, such as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
