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The City Council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues. City Council directs the affairs of Roanoke by passing
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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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political system in which the mayor is simply the "first of equals" on the City Council.
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Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing
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