In
local government, a
city hall,
town hall,
civic centre, (in the
UK or
Australia) a
guildhall, a
Rathaus (
German), or (more rarely) a
municipal building, is the chief
administrative building of a
city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the
city or
town council, its associated departments, and their employees. It also usually functions as the base of the
mayor of a city, town,
borough, or
county /
shire.