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Bosque Farms is run using the Mayor-Council form of government.

That means something.

This was decided back in the day when the Village was incorporated.

What does it mean?

It follows the Federal rules using separation of powers. This includes a system of checks and balances.

The Mayor is elected. The Council is elected. The Council is separate from the Mayor. (Separation of powers!)

The Mayor prepares the budget and the Council approves it. (Obviously, the Council gets their say)

The Mayor has administrative control. The Mayor hires and fires. The Council has a say in this as a budgetary concern. (Checks and Balances).

The Council passes ordinances. (Judicial system provides checks and balances on this obviously.)

This means the Council should NOT be putting people on executive session as a threat to fire them unless there is budgetary concerns (Such as we will be sued if they stay hired, they cost us too much etc).