A community league is an organization of community residents who represent their community at large in communication with a municipal government. Community leagues are organized to provide such services as providing recreational opportunities to the community, addressing municipal issues which address the community directly, and keeping community residents up-to-date on happenings within the community.
Community leagues often act in concert with local schools, churches, political organizations, and recreational organizations in keeping all members of the community informed of current issues and activities. A typical community league executive comprises a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer (these two roles are often carried out by the same person), a representative to the municipal council, and one or more members which represent other community organizations. Executive members are typically elected to serve one-year terms by members of the community at large.
Services the leagues provide include a newsletter, and meeting and recreation space for the members of the community, typically a community hall, an ice skating rink, a spray park, a playground, and so on. As well, the league may be involved in political lobbying around city planning.
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