Seat o local govrenment

In local govrenment, a ceety haw, toun house, civic centre, (in the UK or Australie) a guildhaw, or (mair rare) a municipal biggin, is the chief admeenistrative biggin o a ceety toun or ither municipality. It uisually hooses the ceety or toun cooncil, its associatit depairtments, an thair employees. It an aa uisually functions as the base o the mayor o a ceety, toun, burgh, or coonty / shire. References