The Roanoke City Council is the governing body of the city of
Roanoke,
Virginia. Currently, the council has six members, all elected in an at-large manner, and a mayor elected in an individual election.
The City Council’s duties are primarily legislative. It also oversees financial decisions the city pursues. City Council directs the affairs of Roanoke by passing
ordinances or adopting resolutions. Roanoke uses a
weak-mayor political system in which the mayor is simply the "first of equals" on the City Council.
