Question: How many council members serve alongside Jim Strickland?

full_context: Document 1: James E Simpson Jr: James Simpson Jr was the first African American to win a city commission election in the history of Covington, KY. Simpson was one of nearly 30 people who filed to run for the City Commission in 1971. He finished third, winning one of four seats and making political history. Simpson served the full two-year term. He later finished an un-expired term on the commission in 1991. Simpson was active in many other civic groups. He served on the following boards: Kenton County Airport Board (8 years - in 1978 he was elected Chairman), People's Liberty Bank Board of Directors, Booth Hospital in Covington, St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington and the Kenton County TB Sanatorium. Simpson was also one of the founders of the Northern Kentucky Community Center in the Eastside Neighborhood of Covington. James Edward Simpson Jr is father to State Representative Arnold Ray Simpson who serves the 65th district of Kentucky, the first African American to hold this seat at the Kentucky State Assembly.
Document 2: Board of Aldermen of the City of St. Louis: The Board of Aldermen, is the legislative body of the independent City of St. Louis, Missouri. The Board of Aldermen is charged with passing legislation, known as board bills, which after passage of the Board are sent to the Mayor to be signed into law. The Board serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model. The Board monitors performance of city agencies and makes land use decisions as well as legislating on a variety of other issues. The Board also has sole responsibility for approving the city budget. The presiding officer of the Board is the President, who is elected separately city wide. The President of the Board is the second highest ranking official in the City directly behind the Mayor. The Board is made up of 28 aldermen representing the city's 28 wards. The Board meets in the north wing of St. Louis City Hall in the Board chambers.
Document 3: Atlanta City Council: Atlanta City Council is the main municipal legislative body for the city of Atlanta, Georgia. It consists of 16 members primarily elected from 12 districts within the city. The Atlanta City Government is divided into three bodies: the legislative, executive and judicial branches. The Atlanta City Council serves as the legislative branch. City departments, under the direction of the mayor, constitute the executive branch and the Courts, the judicial branch.
Document 4: 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.
Document 5: 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.
Document 6: 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.
Document 7: List of mayors of Strathfield: This is a list of mayors of the Council of the Municipality of Strathfield, a local government area in the Inner West region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 2 June 1885 as the "Municipal District of Strathfield" the first council was convened and elected on 19 August 1885, which later changed to the "Municipality of Strathfield" following the passing of the 1906 Local Government Act. The council became known as "Strathfield Council" on 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, which also stipulated a change of title from "Alderman" to "Councillor". Since 1971, the Mayor is elected annually by the Councillors each September. The current mayor is Cr. Gulian Vaccari (Liberal), elected on 26 September 2017.
Document 8: A. J. Holloway: A.J. Holloway was the Mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi (U.S.) from 1993 to 2015. He was educated in the Biloxi public schools and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he played on the Ole Miss football team which went to two Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl, and won share of the National Championship in 1960. Prior to his election as mayor, Holloway worked at the Mississippi Tax Commission for 12 years, reaching the position of senior revenue agent, and served one term on the Biloxi City Council, representing Ward 3. During his term as mayor, he oversaw the direct financial benefit to Biloxi from casino gambling that was introduced to the area in 1992.
Document 9: 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.
Document 10: Ethan Strimling: Ethan King Strimling (born October 19, 1967) is the mayor of Portland, Maine, who served as a Democratic state senator from 2002 to 2009. He was replaced by Justin Alfond. He is Executive Director of LearningWorks, a West End non-profit organization, and has served as a political columnist and commentator for the Portland Press Herald.
Document 11: Jim Parkman: James W. Parkman (born 1950) is a criminal defense lawyer in Birmingham, Alabama. He has been practicing law for nearly 40 years, and has represented several high-profile clients, most notably former HealthSouth CEO Richard M. Scrushy, Swedish criminal Bo Stefan Eriksson, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and Alabama State Senator Harri Anne Smith.
Document 12: 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.
Document 13: 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.
Document 14: Memphis metropolitan area: The Memphis-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area, TN-MS-AR (CSA) is the commercial and cultural hub of The Mid-South or Ark-Miss-Tenn. The census defined combined statistical area covers ten counties in three states – Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. As of census 2010 the MSA had a population of 1,324,108 . The Forrest City Micropolitan area was added to the Memphis area in 2012 to form the Memphis-Forrest City Combined Statistical area and had a population of 1,369,548 according to census estimates. The greater Mid-South area as a whole has a population of 2.4 million according to 2013 census estimates. This area is covered by Memphis local news channels and includes the Missouri Bootheel, Northeast Arkansas, West Tennessee, and North Mississippi.
Document 15: University of Memphis: The University of Memphis, also called The U of M, is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the University has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. With twenty-five Chairs of Excellence and five state-approved Centers of Excellence, the school is the flagship institution of The Tennessee Board of Regents system.
ground_truth: thirteen