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In the Netherlands, the municipal council (Dutch: gemeenteraad) is the elected assembly of a municipality. Its main role is laying down the guidelines for the policy of the municipal executive and exercising control over its execution by the mayor and aldermen.
- Municipalities of the Netherlands
The municipalities are governed by both a board of mayor and...
- Municipalities of the Netherlands
The city of Amsterdam is a municipality under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a municipal council ( gemeenteraad , also known as 'city council', the principal legislative authority), a municipal executive board ( college van burgemeester en wethouders ), and a mayor ( burgemeester ).
Municipalities | Government.nl. Image: ©Hollandse Hoogte. Municipalities’ tasks. Mayors. Portfolio holders. Members of the municipal council. Merging municipalities. Supervision of lower-tier authorities. Cooperation between municipalities. Decentralisation of government tasks. Question and answer. Documents.
1. Jan. 2024 · Organisations & Agencies. Dutch Municipalities (Gemeente) Municipalities play an important role in the Netherlands. A municipality, town hall or city council is known in Dutch as a gemeente, and you will hear this word often in all kinds of administration, from registering at your home address and paying taxes, to registering a marriage.
The municipal council is the highest governing body of a municipality. Members of the council make all the major decisions affecting the municipality. This includes decisions on education, the construction of new buildings or tax levels. Municipal councils are elected every 4 years by the residents of the municipality.
The Municipalities Act sets out municipal councils’ tasks in full. Division of roles. There is a clear division of roles between the municipal council and the municipal executive. For instance, the council has the right to investigate the municipal executive’s administration of the municipality.
