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The government of the City of Chicago, Illinois is divided into executive and legislative branches. The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive, elected by general election for a term of four years, with no term limits. The mayor appoints commissioners and other officials who oversee the various departments. In addition to the mayor, Chicago's two other citywide elected officials are the City Clerk and the treasurer. The City Council is the legislative branch and is made up of 50 aldermen, one elected from each ward in the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/about/council.html )〕 The council takes official action through the passage of ordinances and resolutions and approves the city budget.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/chicagogovt.html )〕 Government priorities and activities are established in a budget ordinance usually adopted each November. ==City departments== *Office of the Mayor *Administrative Hearings *Aging *Animal Care and Control *Aviation *Budget & Management *Buildings *Business Affairs and Consumer Protection〔(Business Affairs & Consumer Protection )〕 *Business & Information Services *Cable Communications *Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)〔(Mission ). (City of Chicago ). Retrieved on 5 Feb 2011.〕 *Chicago Film Office *Chicago Public Schools *City Colleges of Chicago *Community Development *Consumer Services Department *Department of Construction and Permits *Department of Finance *Environment *Ethics (Board of Ethics) *Finance *Fire *Fleet Management *General Services *Graphics & Reproduction *Health *Housing Department *Human Relations *Human Services *Inspector General *Law *Library, Chicago Public *License Appeal Commission *Mayor's License and Local Liquor Control Commission *Mayor's Office of Workforce Development *Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities *Mayor's Office on Domestic Violence *Office of Emergency Management and Communications *Personnel *Police *Police housing *Procurement Services *Public Building Commission *Revenue *Special Events *Streets & Sanitation *Tourism *Transportation *Water Management *Zoning 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Government of Chicago」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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