The states governor.
For the most part that is at the City level,although some counties have Mayors.
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The mayor is head of city government. Some larger counties have mayors too. The mayor is the executive branch on the smallest level.
The head of the Executive Branch of New York City is the Mayor. The Legislative Branch is the City Council, which is led by the Council Speaker. The Judicial Branch is composed of criminal and civil courts of the City of New York.
(city commission model)
It's not. Law enforcement is a function of the Executive Branch of government, not the Legislative Branch. The US Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. He is also the head of the US Department of Justice. State and local police departments are likewise considered part of the Executive Branch of government.
The governor belongs to the Executive Branch.
A city council is a legislature. They make laws. The other branches would be Judicial (the court for the city) and the executive branch (the police .)
Commonly, the "president of the municipal council" is the "head" of the legislative branch at the local level. Although there is generally a leader of the municipal council, such leader is not the same as the head of the executive branch such as a mayor. Usually, the "head" of the local council simply acts as a type of chairman of the board. The person is in charge of the orderly conduct of the meeting but usually has no extra vote or voting powers over and above other members of the council. The title of the leader of the governing body will vary from state to state and municipality to municipality. the Mayor
A city usually has just two branches of government: an executive branch and a legislative branch. A judiciary branch is also present, however, it encompasses more than one city usually.
A mayor would be the head of the Executive branch of a municipal government, with the City Council being the Legislative Branch, and the court system the Judicial Branch.
The Legislative branch at the local level is commonly known as the city council. This is deemed to be a branch of the House of Representatives.