Council A council was a group of people who came together to discuss , deliberate and vote on certain matters . The place set aside for these meetings was usually referred to as the council chamber . A person who served on a council usually held the title of councilor . In the ten year s following the assassination of Klingon Emperor Reclaw , the Empire was ruled by a council elected by the people , an era referred to as " The Dark Time " by Klingon historian s . By the mid - 22nd century into late - 24th century , the Empire was ruled by the Klingon High Council whose members represented the most powerful of the Klingon House s . ( , , ) The Klingon Oversight Council was a body of the Klingon Defense Force s that approved Klingons to become officer s . ( ) The Detapa Council was the civilian governing body of the Cardassian Union . Formed in the 19th century , the council was technically in control of the Central Command and the Obsidian Order but in reality , the Council had virtually no powers to control the military arm . The Council was presided over by a Chairman . It was overthrown in mid - 2373 , when the Cardassian Union joined the Dominion . ( ) The Xindi Council was founded as an alliance between the five surviving Xindi species following the Xindi Civil War in the mid - 21st century . The Council ' s primary mission was to find a new homeworld for the Xindi , after the destruction of Xindus in the war . During the Xindi incident of 2153 , the council convened to discuss the use of a weapon against the planet Earth . ( ) A city council was a type of city government on 20th century Earth . ( ; ) The Vulcan Science Council was an agency of the Vulcan High Command during the 22nd century . ( ) The Organian Council of Elders was a council of wise men on the planet Organia . The Council was not a governing body , since the Organians did not have leaders . ( ) The Eminian High Council , also known as the High Council of Eminiar , was the governing body of the Eminian Union and the planet Eminiar VII in 2267 . ( ) The Halkan Council was a government entity of the Halkan species in the late - 23rd century . The council had the authority to conduct diplomacy and make trade agreements with foreign powers . ( ) The Gideon Council was a governing body of the planet Gideon during the late - 23rd century . ( ) The Federation Council was the unicameral legislature of the United Federation of Planets . Seats on the Council were filled by representatives from the various Federation members . In 2286 , the Council convened in San Francisco . ( ; ; ; ) The Federation Archaeology Council was a Federation organization of archaeologist s . ( ) Similarly , the Daystrom Institute Archaeological Council was a council attached to the Daystrom Institute that dealt with matters of archaeology . ( ) The Elysian Ruling Council was the governing body of Elysia , a pocket universe in the Delta Triangle inhabited by representatives of 123 races , the existence of which dated back more than a thousand years as of 2269 . ( ) A council on Ventax II drew up a constitution which was later ratified by the population of the planet . ( ) The Volan Colonies Council was a group of representatives that met to discuss matters affecting the Volan colonies . In 2370 , the council met on Volan III following the Federation decision to cede the planet to the Cardassian Union . ( ) After the Dominon captured the space station Deep Space 9 in 2373 , a Ruling Council of three members was established to oversee the day - to - day matters concerning station life . It initially comprised Weyoun and Gul Dukat but Constable Odo was later asked to sit on the council . ( )