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 Gotham City has a "strong mayor" system of government, and it's charter is almost unique in how much authority it gives to the mayor, in relation to other city officials and the Board of Aldermen.  Ironically, this was created to fight corruption, but has ended up facilitating it. Gotham City has a "strong mayor" system of government, and it's charter is almost unique in how much authority it gives to the mayor, in relation to other city officials and the Board of Aldermen.  Ironically, this was created to fight corruption, but has ended up facilitating it.
  
-The head of the city government is the [[mayor_buckhouse|mayor]] who appoints all subordinate officers.  The mayor appoints any number of [[Mayor's Aides|Mayor's Aides]] who are issued a special badge, ordering police and city officials to render them all courtesy and assistance.+The head of the city government is the [[mayor_buckhouse|mayor]] who appoints all subordinate officers.  The mayor appoints any number of [[Mayor's Aides|Mayor's Aides]] who are issued a special badge, ordering police and city officials to render them all courtesy and assistance.  The mayor also runs the parallel criminal organization called [[city_hall_machine|The City Hall Machine]] which exploits the government mechanisms for graft.
  
 The [[police|Gotham Police]] are supervised by the [[Police commissioner|Police commissioner]], appointed by the mayor.  Since policemen serve at the pleasure of the mayor, trouble makers are quickly removed. The [[police|Gotham Police]] are supervised by the [[Police commissioner|Police commissioner]], appointed by the mayor.  Since policemen serve at the pleasure of the mayor, trouble makers are quickly removed.
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 The Department of Relief is run by the [[Relief Commissioner|Relief Commissioner]] who hires social workers to provide aid to the poor.  About half of the social workers are no-show parasite relatives of gangsters, making relief work that much harder for the rest. The Department of Relief is run by the [[Relief Commissioner|Relief Commissioner]] who hires social workers to provide aid to the poor.  About half of the social workers are no-show parasite relatives of gangsters, making relief work that much harder for the rest.
  
-The Sanitation and [[Building Commissioner|Building]] Departments each also have their commissioner.  The Revenue Department is run by the [[City Treasurer|City Treasurer]].+The [[Sanitation Commissioner|Sanitation]] and [[Building Commissioner|Building]] Departments each also have their commissioner.  The Revenue Department is run by the [[City Treasurer|City Treasurer]].
  
 The [[District Attorney for Gotham|District Attorney for Gotham]], unlike the DA's in the rest of the state is appointed by the mayor. The [[District Attorney for Gotham|District Attorney for Gotham]], unlike the DA's in the rest of the state is appointed by the mayor.
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