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Sheffield, who is currently city council president, was the top vote-getter in the August primary, then won the November election.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The mayor also appointed Russ Stark, who was city council president at the time, to the position of chief resilience officer, a kind of environmental policy director for the city.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Deadline reported that he was elected to city council in 1989 and became city council president in the following election.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Then again, the hilarious fights at city councils between Calvinists and Catholic integralists over the proper manifestation of God’s will might be worth the price of admission.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
The mayor also appointed Russ Stark, who was city council president at the time, to the position of chief resilience officer, a kind of environmental policy director for the city.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Deadline reported that he was elected to city council in 1989 and became city council president in the following election.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
Then again, the hilarious fights at city councils between Calvinists and Catholic integralists over the proper manifestation of God’s will might be worth the price of admission.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for city council
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“City council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20council. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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