deputy mayor
Let an agent explain the deputy mayor as a local government office, relay how it is filled and what powers it holds in a given system from official sources, relay office holders with sources, and distinguish it from similar local offices.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Role What the office is.
Definition
Definition and variants.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a deputy mayor, and how does the office vary by system? definition
- Is the office a deputy mayor or a different local role? boundary
Powers
Powers and duties.
Powers
Powers.
- What powers and duties does a deputy mayor hold in a given system? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific system? action
Selection Selection and holders.
Selection
How chosen.
Selection
Selection.
- How are deputy mayors elected or appointed, and for what terms? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Holders
Office holders.
Holders
Holders.
- Who holds the office in a given city, from official sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Systems Local government systems.
Compare
Comparison.
Compare
Compare.
- How do mayor-council, council-manager and other systems shape the office? provenance
- Which entry fits local government? action
Succession
Succession.
Succession
Succession.
- What happens when a mayor is absent or leaves office? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Context History and study.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the office develop in different countries? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of local government? action
Study
Study.
Study
Study.
- How do political scientists study municipal executives? provenance
- Which entry fits urban politics? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.PER
- Other names and narrower kinds
- City Commissioner, municipal commissioner for the minority in Stockholm municipality, Sweden, deputy mayor of Salvador, deputy mayor of a place in Israel, Deputy Mayor of Riga, deputy mayor of a place in the Czech Republic, Deputy Mayor of Gunungsitoli, Deputy Mayor of Tanjungpinang, Deputy Mayor of Tual, Deputy Mayor of Sorong, Deputy Mayor of Ambon, Deputy Mayor of Banda Aceh
What it is Filled
An official who assists and stands in for the mayor of a municipality, elected or appointed according to local government law, with duties ranging from a specific portfolio such as finance or culture to full deputising; titles and powers vary widely, from vice mayors and commissioners in some systems to multiple deputy mayors in large cities.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain the deputy mayor as a local government office, relay how it is filled and what powers it holds in a given system from official sources, relay office holders with sources, and distinguish it from similar local offices.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Deputises for the mayor
- Portfolio or general role
- Varies by local government system
- Often multiple per city
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Impersonate a deputy mayor or sign documents in their name.
- Treat a deputy mayor's personal opinions as official municipal decisions.
- Disclose a deputy mayor's private address or family details.
- Help lobby a deputy mayor through deception or undisclosed interests.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing allegations of misconduct about a named official.
May
- Explain the deputy mayor's role and powers under the local government law of a stated place.
- Report who holds the post from official municipal sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Local officials are accountable to residents and also exposed to harassment.
- Clarity about who decides matters for public trust.
Who is affected
- Residents
- Office holders
Owners Filled
Steward
The municipality that elects or appoints the post; local election records name holders.
Master systems
- Municipal records of office holders
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q10547393 - registry parent class
- Q17279032 - registry parent class
- Q3250324 - registry parent class
related
- local politician - in registry terms
- elective office - in many systems
- deputy - to the mayor
- mayor - the principal
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.deputy-mayor
- Wikidata: Q581817 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q581817)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Second-ranking municipal executive
- Elected or appointed, with or without a portfolio
- City managers and council chairs are different offices
- Not a physical object; a local official identified by title.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the office and its variants
- relay selection and powers by system
- relay office holders with sources
- distinguish from similar offices
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Assuming the same powers across systems
- Stale office holder information
- Confusing with council or administrative offices
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Local government laws of each country
- Municipal charters and statutes
- Rules on succession and acting mayors
Context of use required Filled
- Assisting and standing in for the mayor.
- deputy mayors with portfolios
- first deputy mayors and vice mayors
- commissioners in some Nordic and other systems
- deputy mayors in specific countries such as Israel, the Czech Republic and Brazil
- deputy mayors of specific cities
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q581817: deputy mayor - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Deputy mayor - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should the office in each system be a separate entry?
- How should municipal registers be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming offices in specific cities and countries; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q581817/spec.json