But her role as Council speaker is perhaps even more significant on a symbolic level.

The Council speaker did not provide any information about the effectiveness of the current effort.

Theoretically, the Council speaker is the second most powerful official in the city.

A few years passed, and another position caught his eye, as a bodyguard with the Council speaker.

And so the politicking for the position of Council speaker is under way.

The bill is supported by the Council Speaker and at least 26 of the 51 members.

But the Council speaker is the city's second most powerful public official, the mayor's counterpoint.

The council has 28 members, including a council speaker, two deputies, and a secretary.

"After all is said and done," the Council speaker acknowledged, "I decided to keep my day job."

Also, the Council speaker has based his mayoral campaign principally on improving the schools.