Chicago only big city where mayor oversees city council and has veto power

Top 15 biggest U.S. cities by population and powers granted to the mayor.

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*In council-manager systems, the mayor often presides at council meetings, but executive authority is largely vested in the city manager, rather than the mayor.

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