▁government ▁and ▁act ▁as ▁premier . ▁This ▁system ▁is ▁in ▁de ference ▁to ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁cons ensus ▁government ▁that ▁pre domin ates ▁among ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁In uit ▁and ▁other ▁pe op les ▁of ▁northern ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Municipal ▁govern ments ▁The ▁municipal ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario ▁( Can ada ) ▁is ▁the ▁fifth ▁largest ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁gover ning ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 . 7 ▁million . ▁It ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁non part isan , ▁directly ▁elected ▁council . ▁The ▁public ▁may ▁have ▁a ▁general ▁idea ▁of ▁the ▁candidates ' ▁political ▁affili ations , ▁but ▁their ▁parties ▁have ▁no ▁official ▁recognition ▁or ▁privile ge ▁in ▁the ▁function ing ▁of ▁City ▁Council . ▁Council ors ▁are ▁free ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁each ▁motion ▁individually , ▁free ing ▁them ▁from ▁party ▁discipline . ▁Al most ▁all ▁Canadian ▁C ites ▁are ▁non part isan ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Count ies ▁And ▁R MS . ▁ ▁Many ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁Switzerland ▁also ▁have ▁a ▁non part isan ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁consisting ▁of ▁all ▁citizens ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁vote . ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁Sc ars dale , ▁New ▁York ▁selects ▁its ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁using ▁a ▁non part isan ▁system ▁that ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁C andid ates ▁for ▁office ▁are ▁priv ately ▁interview ed ▁by ▁a ▁divers ely ▁composed ▁committee ▁and ▁then ▁nominated ▁for ▁office . ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁law ▁mand ates ▁that ▁these ▁nom ine es ▁must ▁be