The Mayor is the top government official of a city. Depending upon the strucure of the city government, the person may be called the Mayor. In some cases, though (so-called "weak mayor" structures), the City Council essentially makes the major decisions.
Local government is just that, local. Each city or county in California has their own rule making body and executive leadership.
If the question is 'who is the head of California government?' then that is the Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger
A Mayor or town council can run a local government.
schwarzinegger is the head of local governmentin the california.
Jerry Brown, as of August 2014, is the Governor of California. He was elected in 2011, and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Jerry Brown is the Governor and chief executive of the state of California.
Within the state, every city and town has its own mayor, and most of them
have city councils.
This varies based on your location. Usually the head of your local government is the Mayor or Commission Chairman.
There is no 'US local government'. There are thousands of local governments contained in the U.S.A?
the president
jerry brown is the Governor and is head of the STATE government
The head of local government in Ethiopia is the Mayor, assisted by the City Manager, the head of the administration. In some federal states, there are two local government administrations, one for delegated state functions and one for municipal services.
the governor.
The person who is mayor would be the head of any local government in the state of Minnesota. The governor of the state is Mark Dayton.
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This varies based on your location. Usually the head of your local government is the Mayor or Commission Chairman.
The head of local government in San Jose, California is the mayor. Chuck Reed is the mayor of San Jose as of 2014.
The head of local government in Mesquite, Nevada, is Mayor Allan Litman. He is aided by a five member City Council.
The head of government in the State of Illinois is the Governor, Pat Quinn. The head of government in the City of Chicago is the Mayor, Rahm Emanuel.