The phrase "an elected council" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a group of individuals chosen by voters to make decisions or govern a specific area or organization.
Example: "The city will be governed by an elected council that represents the interests of its residents."
Alternatives: "a chosen council" or "a representative council".
A municipality is governed by an elected council.
Greater Abidjan was finally organized into 10 municipalities (each one with an elected council and a mayor) in 1986.
Each county also has an elected council that has the right to levy income tax and that administers health care, certain educational and vocational training, and regional transport.
A police force was established in 1792, but not until 1838 did a charter of incorporation set up an elected council and a system of local government.
So our reform package aims at extending the political parties there, introducing habeas corpus, creating an elected council of those people who respect our laws".
(Costa Mesa has a traditional council-manager government, in which an elected council determines policy and an appointed city manager runs day-to-day operations).
Each municipality is run by a directly elected council that is presided over by a burgemeester (mayor), who is appointed by the national government and serves as chairman of the executive, the members of which are elected by and from the council; in the early 21st century, there was active discussion of directly electing mayors.
By suddenly putting women in the mix, activists feared, the government might use the excuse of integration to delay introducing a nationally elected council.
Eupen is the seat of Belgium's German-speaking Community, which is a locally elected council responsible for culture, education, the media, medicine, and the use of languages.
Richard Forbes, a newly elected council member, said Pohatcong is paying for the sins of the previous administration, which was dominated by farmers eager to profit from the sale of their land.
Generally, the burgomaster is a member of the elected council, but this is not obligatory.
