Question: How many council members serve alongside Jim Strickland?

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New Orleans City Council: The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.  There is a member for each of the five council districts as well as two at-large council members.  The council members are elected to four-year terms using the two-round system in single-member districts.  The President and the Vice President of the Council are chosen by the council after each election.

Danish regional elections, 1903: The Danish regional elections of 1903 were held in January 1903.  358 municipal council members were elected among the upper class.  Furthermore, the middle class elected 3757 socken council members, and the upper classes elected 4832 socken council members.

Sarnia City Council: The Sarnia City Council is the governing body for the city of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.  The council consists of nine elected members: the Mayor, four city council members and four Lambton County council members.  The Mayor and all Council members are elected to four-year terms.  The four Lambton County Council members serve both County and City Council.

Memphis City Council: The Memphis City Council is a legislative body of Memphis, Tennessee.  The city is governed by Mayor Jim Strickland and thirteen city council members.

Georgia State Defense Force: The Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF, GASDF, or SDF) is an unpaid, volunteer component of the Georgia Department of Defense, serving in support of the national and state constitutions under direction of the governor and the adjutant general of Georgia.  As a State Defense Force, members serve alongside the Georgia Army National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard.

San Diego City Council: The San Diego City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of San Diego, California.  The city council was first established in San Diego in 1850.  The council uses a strong mayor system with a separately elected mayor who acts as the executive.  There are currently nine members of the council.  City council members serve a four-year term and are limited to two successive terms.

Saratoga City Council: The Saratoga City Council is the local governing body for the City of Saratoga, California.  Saratoga resides in Santa Clara county and is a general law city under California law.  The City Council has five members, including one mayor and one vice-mayor.  These members are elected democratically by the public and the mayor and vice-mayor are appointed within the membership.  The mayor acts as the chairman for council meetings, and it the leader of local government.  The mayor does not have a veto.  The Vice-mayor is the second level of leadership and serves in the absence of the mayor.  Council members serve four year terms with elections happening every two years, either for two or three positions on the council.  The City Council of Saratoga, California meets the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 7:00 o'clock p.m. in the Civic Theater of Saratoga City Hall.  The current city council as of September 2015 is composed of Howard Miller (Mayor), Manny Cappello (vice mayor), Rishi Kumar, Emily Lo, and Mary Lynne Bernald.

Charlotte City Council: The Charlotte City Council is the legislative body of the City of Charlotte and forms part of a council–manager system of government.  The Council is made up of eleven members and the Mayor.  Four Council Members are elected at-large with the other seven representing districts.  Though elected separately, the Mayor presides over City Council meetings.  A Mayor Pro Tem is elected by the City Council Members to preside when the Mayor is absent.

Jim Strickland (politician): Jim Strickland is the 64th and current mayor of the city of Memphis, Tennessee.  Prior to becoming mayor, Strickland worked as an attorney and an adjunct professor at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.  He first held office as a member of the Memphis City Council in 2007.

Phoenix City Council: The Phoenix, Arizona City Council consists of a mayor and eight city council members.  While the mayor is elected in a citywide election, city council members are elected by votes only in the districts they represent, with both the mayor and councillors serving four year terms.  The current mayor of Phoenix is Greg Stanton, a Democrat who was elected to a four-year term in 2011.  In setting city policy and passing rules and regulations, the mayor and city council members each have equal voting power.

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Answer: thirteen