On 1 May the council managed to meet, and the meeting went on for seven hours of angry debate.

The council managed the municipal budget and the town also managed its own police.

The council, headed by the city burgomaster managed all economic affairs of the community.

In 1290 the council managed to get to the most important advocacy rights conferred on the town.

The council directly financed and often even managed many local arts groups.

The council has managed the upkeep of the town cemetery and a land fill site.

The council managed to hush most of it up.

The council manages most of the operations of the tribe.

The council has managed to reduce its overall energy consumption by 16 per cent since 1979.

So how has the council managed to cut its council tax?