Local and Regional Governments in Europe
CEMR_structures_and_competences_2016_EN
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Municipalities<br />
The municipal council (dimotiko<br />
sumvoulio) is the municipality’s<br />
deliberative assembly <strong>and</strong> is<br />
composed of members elected by<br />
direct universal suffrage for five<br />
years. It is responsible for provid<strong>in</strong>g<br />
assistance <strong>and</strong> advice to the mayor<br />
as regards the execution of his<br />
duties. The municipal council also<br />
sets up different committees with<strong>in</strong><br />
the municipality, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
management committee responsible<br />
for the preparation of the budget <strong>and</strong><br />
other ad-hoc committees that provide<br />
technical, cultural, <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
<strong>and</strong> personnel assistance.<br />
The mayor (dimarchos) is the<br />
municipality’s executive leader<br />
<strong>and</strong> is elected by direct universal<br />
suffrage for a five-year m<strong>and</strong>ate. He/<br />
she represents the municipality <strong>in</strong><br />
a court of law <strong>and</strong> before any state<br />
authority. The mayor also supervises<br />
the municipality’s adm<strong>in</strong>istration <strong>and</strong><br />
chairs the municipal council.<br />
CEMR <strong>in</strong> Cyprus - Union of Cyprus Municipalities (www.ucm.org.cy)<br />
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