According to the Dillon Rule doctrine home$-$rule cities must publish all proposed ordinances and regulations at least $90$ days before they go into effect city council members elected in single member districts must live in the district that they represent general$-$law cities and towns are much more constrained than home$-$rule cities, and cannot take any action unless explicitly authorized by a law passed by the state. in a weak$-$mayor system $,$ the mayor does not have a vote at city council meetings