A strong mayor in the mayor council system has the authority to: manage city departments.
A strong mayor in the mayor council system would consist of both the executive leaders that directly voted by the voters. This mean that these leaders have the authority to manage each of their own departments as long as their regulations do not contradict the regulations made by the federal government.
A "strong mayor" in the mayor-council system has the authority to manage city departments. A "strong-mayor" is a type of mayor-council. The mayor´s responsibility is to ensure that people do not face any problem. So, he/she has to manage the city departments well. This kind of leader has the authority to manage his or her own departments (regulations made can not contradict the federal government´s regulations).
It is a system operated by the executive/legislative. The council has the power to appoint or deny department heads without popular approval. A chief of staff is appointed to act as a local administrator.
