 The mayor and councillors represented the entire city, elected every four years by popular vote.The Council had an annual budget of approximately $65 million (2005/06) with works involving such areas as road maintenance and construction, community, cultural and youth activities, town planning and development, water and sewerage, waste management and recycling, maintenance of parks and public areas, library services, public health and animal control, and business and tourism support.Redcliffe City Council, on behalf of the City of Redcliffe, has two Sister City arrangements