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Municipal council

Responsibilities of the Garoua-Boulaï Municipal Council

According to Article 165 of the General Code for Decentralised Local Authorities, the municipal council is composed of municipal councillors elected in accordance with the procedures laid down by law, in particular Law No. 2012/001 of 19 April 2012 on the electoral code, amended and supplemented by Law No. 2019/005 of 25 April 2019. With regard to the powers of the municipal council, it should be noted that, as a deliberative body, the municipal council is the plenary body of the local authority. Pursuant to Article 167 of the General Code of Decentralised Local Authorities, the council regulates, through deliberations, the affairs of the municipality and gives its opinion whenever required by laws and regulations or at the request of the representative of the State. In addition, it may make recommendations through resolutions on all matters of local interest, particularly those concerning the economic and social development of the municipality. The municipal council is kept informed of the progress of works and projects financed by the municipality or carried out with its participation. It must be consulted on the implementation, within the municipality, of any development or infrastructure project by the State, the region, any other local authority or any public or private body.

1. urban planning documents;

2. municipal economic, social and cultural development plans and programmes;

3. budgets and administrative accounts;

4. the creation and management of communal facilities in the areas of pre-school and primary education, non-formal education and apprenticeships, vocational training, health, public hygiene and sanitation, road and communication infrastructure classified as municipal, public transport and traffic plans, water and energy, fairs and markets, youth, sport, arts and culture, and artisanal mining activities in the municipality;

5. management of matters of municipal interest, in particular the fight against pollution and nuisances, the organisation of agricultural and animal health activities, land management, the acquisition and disposal of property and assets, and the management of forestry, wildlife and fishery resources;

6. the creation and management of municipal public services;

7. the organisation of economic interventions;

8. the organisation of craft and tourism activities;

9. the organisation of social promotion and protection activities;

10. the setting of municipal tax rates, within the ranges established by law;

 

11. acceptance and refusal of donations, grants and bequests;

12. leases and other agreements;

13. loans and loan guarantees or sureties;

14. the granting of subsidies;

15. equity investments;

16. twinning projects and cooperation initiatives with other national or foreign local authorities;

17. staff management procedures;

18. internal regulations setting out, among other things, the operating procedures of municipal committees;

19. regulations relating to the municipal police force;

20. human investment projects;

21. the creation, decommissioning or expansion of cemeteries;

22. the rules and procedures governing access to and use of water sources of any kind;

23. the creation, demarcation and marking of cattle tracks within the municipality, with the exception of major roads, which fall within the jurisdiction of the State;

24. the naming of municipal squares, streets, complexes and gardens.

 

The Municipal Council of Garoua-Boulaï

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