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Government of Detroit, the Glossary

The government of Detroit, Michigan is run by a mayor, the nine-member Detroit City Council, the eleven-member Board of Police Commissioners, and a clerk.^[1]

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Belarus

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.

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Budget

A budget is a calculation plan, usually but not always financial, for a defined period, often one year or a month.

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Cadillac Place

Cadillac Place, formerly the General Motors Building, is a landmark high-rise office complex located at 3044 West Grand Boulevard in the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chongqing

Chongqing is a municipality in Southwestern China.

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Codification (law)

In law, codification is the process of collecting and restating the law of a jurisdiction in certain areas, usually by subject, forming a legal code, i.e. a codex (book) of law.

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Contract

A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Detroit bankruptcy

The city of Detroit, Michigan, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on July 18, 2013.

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Detroit Board of Police Commissioners

The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners is the civilian oversight organization of the Detroit Police Department.

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Detroit City Council

The Detroit City Council is the legislative body of Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Detroit Department of Transportation

The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) (pronounced) is the primary public transportation operator serving Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Fire Department

The Detroit Fire Department (DFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Free Press

The Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, US.

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Detroit Health Department

The Detroit Health Department has provided public health services, and has partnered with neighborhoods and community stakeholders, for over 100 years.

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Detroit Police Department

The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is a municipal police force based in and responsible for the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan.

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Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is a school district that serves Detroit, Michigan and high school students in Highland Park, Michigan.

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Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD) is a public utility that provides water and sewerage services for Detroit, Michigan and owns the assets that provide water and sewerage services to 126 other communities in seven counties.

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Dubai

Dubai (translit) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates.

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Election

An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.

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Felony

A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness, whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious.

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Flag of Detroit

The flag of the City of Detroit was designed in 1907 by David E. Heineman and was officially adopted as the city's flag in 1948.

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Government of Michigan

Michigan has a republican form of government with three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the governor of Michigan and the other independently elected constitutional officers; the legislative branch consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate; and the judicial branch consisting of the one court of justice.

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Governor

A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative.

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Guardian Building

The Guardian Building is a landmark 32-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan.

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Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis.

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Income tax

An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income).

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Kitwe

Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development (after Lusaka and Ndola) and second largest city in terms of size and population (after Lusaka) in Zambia.

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List of mayors of Detroit

This is a list of mayors of Detroit, Michigan.

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Local ordinance

A local ordinance is a law issued by a local government such as a municipality, county, parish, prefecture, or the like.

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Mayor–council government

A mayor–council government is a system of local government in which a mayor who is directly elected by the voters acts as chief executive, while a separately elected city council constitutes the legislative body.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest region of the United States.

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Michigan Court of Appeals

The Michigan Court of Appeals is the intermediate-level appellate court of the state of Michigan.

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Minsk

Minsk (Мінск,; Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers.

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Misdemeanor

A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour elsewhere) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.

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Municipal Code Corporation

Municipal Code Corporation (Municode) was a codifier of legal documents for local governments in the United States.

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Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas.

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Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building

The Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building is a class-A skyscraper located at 477 Michigan Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, designed by the Detroit architectural firm of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls.

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Planning and development in Detroit

Planning and development in Detroit since the late 20th century has attempted to enhance the economy and quality of life of Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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Preliminary hearing

In common law jurisdictions, a preliminary hearing, preliminary examination, preliminary inquiry, evidentiary hearing or probable cause hearing is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether there is enough evidence to require a trial.

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Property tax

A property tax (whose rate is expressed as a percentage or per mille, also called millage) is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property.

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Rick Snyder

Richard Dale Snyder (born August 19, 1958) is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019.

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Sewage treatment

Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges.

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The Bahamas

The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Theodore Levin

Theodore Levin (February 18, 1897 – December 31, 1970) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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Toyota, Aichi

, formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

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Trade union

A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages and benefits, improving working conditions, improving safety standards, establishing complaint procedures, developing rules governing status of employees (rules governing promotions, just-cause conditions for termination) and protecting and increasing the bargaining power of workers.

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Turin

Turin (Torino) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy.

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United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (in case citations, E.D. Mich.) is the federal district court with jurisdiction over of the eastern half of the Lower Peninsula of the State of Michigan.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Detroit

Also known as Government of Detroit, Michigan, Government of the City of Detroit.

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