The movie, which is influenced by Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector, centers around two Mexicans who are mistaken for government inspectors from Mexico City by the corrupt mayor of a small town.

It is unlikely that the term " democracy " was coined by its detractors who rejected the possibility of a valid " demarchy ", as the word " demarchy " already existed and had the meaning of mayor or municipal.

The mayor presides over and is a voting member of the council.

A mayor is elected every two years.

The city is governed by a " strong " mayor system who appoints two council members and / or city residents to serve at the mayor's pleasure on the board of public works and safety.

It is used for receptions of guests of the town, and as an office for the mayor.

Each borough is governed by a borough council ( Bezirksamt ) consisting of five councilors ( Bezirksstadträte ) and a borough mayor ( Bezirksbürgermeister ).

The mayor as of 2010 is Winni Grosbøll, a member of the Social Democrats ( Socialdemokraterne ) political party.

The city's former mayor, Darwin Hindman, is largely in favor of a non-motorized transportation system, and can often be seen riding his bicycle around the city.

The mayor is elected in a citywide vote to a four year term.

The crooked town's mayor, Hiram J. Slade ( Samuel S. Hinds ), who is in collusion with Kent, appoints the town drunk, Washington Dimsdale ( Charles Winninger ), as the new sheriff, assuming that he'll be easy to control and manipulate.

But what the mayor doesn't know is that Dimsdale was a deputy under the famous lawman, Tom Destry and is able to call upon the equally formidable Tom Destry, Jr. ( James Stewart ) to help him make Bottleneck a lawful, respectable town.

* 1724 – Tumult of Thorn – religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn ( Toruń ) by Polish authorities.

* 1993 – The mayor of Wien ( Vienna ), Helmut Zilk, is wounded by a letter bomb.

John Hawley or Hauley, a licensed privateer and sometime mayor of Dartmouth is reputed to be a model for Chaucer's " schipman ".

As of 2012, the mayor of Davenport is Bill Gluba.

The mayor is top elected individual for the city.

The city administrator, currently Craig Malin, is appointed by the mayor with confirmation by two-thirds of the council.

The current mayor is Luizianne Lins a former academic at the local Federal University of Ceará and well known feminist.

* LaGuardia Place, a street in Greenwich Village which runs from Houston Street to Washington Square, is named for La Guardia ; there is also a statue of the mayor on that street.

During the supernatural chaos towards the end of the film, LaGuardia is said to have come back to talk to the current mayor of New York in his bedroom for an hour and a half, despite LaGuardia's being " dead for forty years ".

In 2010 Geneva City Council was made up of two representatives of the SDP ( Social Democratic Party, one of whom is the mayor ), one member of the FDP ( Free Democratic Party ), one member of the Green Party and one member of the À gauche Toute party.

The current mayor of Gilbert Plains is Lyle Smith.

* 1989 – David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected mayor of New York City.

Other politicians discussed in the film include former Virginia Representative Ed Schrock, California Representative David Dreier, former New York City mayor Ed Koch, and former Louisiana Representative Jim McCrery.

** David Dinkins becomes the first African American mayor of New York City.

The current mayor of Lancaster is Republican David S. Smith, who took office in January 2004.

The current mayor of Roanoke is David A. Bowers and the current city manager is Christopher P. Morrill.

The first at the games of 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri in the USA by David R. Francis the mayor of the city at the time.

* David P. Thompson ( 1834 – 1901 ), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon

David Olmsted, the first mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota.

David Hamilton, 74, has been mayor " since 1972 except for two years he missed for cancer surgery ," according to an article in the Searcy, Arkansas newspaper The Daily Citizen (" Mayors bring politics, leadership to ground level " by Warren Watkins, 27 January 2007 ).

The current mayor is David McKay, a professional photographer.

In 2007, George Whitehurst, who had been mayor for nearly 20 years, resigned, leading to the election of David Cadle.

The town's first mayor was Hugh David, who held office until his death in 1997 and was never opposed in an election.

The city's current mayor is David Bolt.

Major civic improvements in this period included the addition of an outdoor swimming pool and an ice rink in Major Park ( now known as Shepherd Park, after former mayor David Shepherd, but long known informally as Oak Park Park ).

The 2009 mayoral election was between city administrator David Flaten, who was endorsed by longtime outgoing mayor Karen Mazo, and councilwoman Patty Odette, who had endorsements from The News-Herald ( a Downriver newspaper ) and labor unions.

The current mayor of Waveland is Democrat David Garcia.

Recently David Livingston has been appointed the mayor of Fairview ; he currently is pushing for the addition of a dollar store, and a gasoline station.

The mayor is David Willson.

Following former Mayor James Blinn's resignation on July 7, 2009, city council president David Black became mayor of Papillion.

, the mayor of Fieldsboro is David R. Hansell.

In February 2012, the council selected Jonathan Norcross to fill the vacancy created when David Hansell became mayor.

* David Ogden Watkins ( 1862 – 1938 ), the acting Governor of New Jersey from 1898 to 1899 and former mayor of Woodbury from 1886 to 1890.

Recent scandals include the convictions of the mayor, David Delle Donna, and his wife, a member of the town planning board, on federal extortion and mail fraud charges ; a former mayor, Peter LaVilla, who pleaded guilty in 2003 to misappropriating campaign funds and using the money for a private brokerage account ; a councilman who resigned after being accused of receiving illegal advances on his salary ; and a chief financial officer, who pleaded guilty in 2002 to misappropriation of funds.

, the Mayor of Mount Olive Township is David Scappicchio, who was elected on November 7, 2006, as part of an election in which the former mayor Richard DeLaRoche was recalled.