In the _____ structure, the mayor lacks formal executive power; the city council (of which the mayor may be a member) is the source of executive and legislative power.

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In the weak-mayor-council structure, the mayor does not have formal executive power and the city council has both executive and legislative power. The strong-mayor-council structure is the opposite, where the mayor has strong executive power, and the council-manager structure has a city manager as the formal executive with the council as the legislative body. The city commission structure combines both legislative and executive power in a commission made up of elected officials.

In the _____ Structure, the Mayor Lacks Formal Executive Power;