Municipal and state laws… a new classification of municipalities and the organization of major cities – New Algeria

Download a legal project Municipality and state The new changes that “elhiwar us” learned about are important and unprecedented, as the authority is moving towards rearranging the patterns of organization, governance, and management of public service and development.

For this purpose, the organization of major cities was referred to a basic law governed by a legislative text that also strengthens mechanisms to accompany and support the municipality. This preliminary project established the foundations ofClassification of municipalities It is based on other geographical, demographic, economic and financial criteria related to the level of development, as it stipulates three categories of municipalities: urban, semi-urban and rural. This classification would directly influence the organization and number of committees formed by each municipality, which was emphasized by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. During his supervision of the installation of the National Committee to Review Municipal and State Laws, he stressed the need to adhere to matching numbers Seats In the municipality with the population, he wondered in this regard, saying: “How is it possible that the number of municipalities in one state exceeds 60 municipalities?”

The new project specifies the scope of the state’s accompaniment and support for municipalities, as it is expected that municipalities with weak resources that cannot fulfill all their obligations will benefit from the state’s accompaniment and solidarity in order to undertake all or part of the tasks assigned to them through the application of the mechanisms stipulated in this preliminary project.

These mechanisms take the form of management and equipment subsidies granted by the state to the municipality, in the event that its resources are weak compared to its mandatory tasks and in exceptional cases or in the event of a shortage of its fiscal resources. The tasks transferred to the municipality by the state, as well as the local management of public facilities, are accompanied by the allocation Financial resources Accordingly, the state financially replaces the municipality to undertake these tasks, especially those related to the education sector (primary schools and nurseries) and ensuring social activities.

According to the same law, the heads of the municipal popular councils obtained expanded powers, most notably the establishment of public institutions and companies, in addition to the possibility of investing in Stocks and bonds Traded in the national financial markets, the law also helps them exploit financial surpluses by depositing them in profit-generating bank accounts.

The project also emphasized the vital role that the President of the Municipal People’s Council must play in achieving local development, by encouraging investment in and promoting natural resources, and supporting traditional crafts and local cultural heritage, which strengthens the economic and cultural identity of municipalities..

The new draft of the municipal law was able to address the problem of blockage in… Municipal councilswhich constituted a major challenge to the political authorities in Algeria. According to sources familiar with political affairs, the project in its amended form, if approved, will contribute to ending the state of tension experienced by many of the country’s municipalities..

The new amendment is based on the mechanism for appointing the mayor from the winning list in the elections, so that the candidate who receives the highest percentage of votes is chosen to occupy the position of “Mir”, which enhances transparency and stability in the management of municipal council affairs.

Fouad Q