Article (1)

In applying the rules of this regulation, the following words and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them unless the context requires another meaning:

Law: Law No. (12) of 1998 regulating the Central Municipal Council

The Ministry: The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.

Minister: Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture.

The Council: The Central Municipal Council.

The Chairman: The Chairman of the Council.

Member: Council member

The General Secretariat: The General Secretariat of the Council.

Article (2)

Membership shall be confirmed to the member from the date of his/her victory in the elections until the end of the term of the council unless it ends before that following the rules of the law.

Article (3)

A member may resign from the membership of the council, and the resignation shall be submitted in writing to the chairman of the council, and it shall be considered accepted from the date of its presentation unless it is suspended on a condition or a time-bound condition and is presented to the council for information at its first meeting.

Article (4)

A member may not be absent from the meetings of the council or its committees, except with the permission of the chairman.

If a member attends a meeting of the council or its committees, he/she may not leave it without permission from the chairman of the meeting.

Article (5)

If the member is absent from three consecutive meetings, his/her absence will present to the council, and if he/she sees after hearing his/her statements that he/she was absent without an excuse or an unacceptable excuse, he/she is considered resigned from the date of his/her absence from attending those meetings, and the failure of the member to attend his statement is considered an unacceptable excuse.

Article (6)

If one of the members of the council vacates before the end of its term for any reason whatsoever, the council announces that its place is vacant, in which case the candidate who had the most votes from the candidates who did not win the membership of the council in his district will replace him.

In the absence of a candidate to replace the member whose membership has ended, the Council shall notify the Ministry of the Interior of taking the necessary measures to elect a new member from the same constituency, and the new member shall complete the term of his predecessor.

The Council may decide not to occupy the vacant place if the remainder of the membership period does not exceed six months.

Article (7)

The council consists of:

1 - Chairman of the Council.

2 - The council office.

3 - Committees.

The Council shall have a general secretariat that exercises the specializations in the law and these regulations

Article (8)

The Council holds its first meeting chaired by the oldest member, and at this meeting, the Chairman and Chairman’s vice are elected from among the members for the entire term of membership. The election is by secret ballot and by a majority of the members present.

If that majority is not met the first time, a vote is re-elected between the two members obtaining the most votes, If one or both others are equal in the number of votes, he participates with them in the election of the second time, And he will be the chairman of the council who gets the largest number of votes. If more than one in this number is equal, the choice shall be made between them by the lot.

Article (9)

In addition to the powers stipulated in the law, the chairman of the council assumes the following tasks:

1. Manage Municipal Council meetings.
2. Decide on points of order.
3. Giving the permission to speak and prevent it from continuing if it is inappropriate.
4. Direct the speaker to observe Law and regulations.
5. Postponing or closing the discussion.
6. Put topics to vote and announce its result.
7. Permitting visitors to attend council meetings and take them out if they disrupt the system.
8. Stopping and ending council meetings.
9. Eliminate and cancel violations of the rules of the regulations and laws that may be existing in the meeting minutes.
10. Signing the minutes of the meetings after being approved by the council.

Article (10)

In the absence of the Chairman for any reason, he shall be replaced by his Vice, and in the event of their absence together, the oldest member shall take over the presidency.

Whoever replaces the Chairman shall assume all his powers throughout his absence.

Article (11)

The council office consists of the chairman, his vice, and five members who are elected from among the members. assists the chairman in the following tasks:

1. Examining the suggestions and requests submitted by members, and complaints and grievances of citizens before submitting them to the Council.
2. Decide on objections to the minutes of the sessions.
3. Consider the annual draft general budget of the council and its final account project after preparing them from the General Secretariat and before submitting them to the council for approval.

The Secretary-General shall edit the minutes of the Office meetings and approve it with the members present.

Article (12)

The Council constitutes the following committees:

1. Services and Public Utilities Committee.
2. Petitions and Complaints Committee.
3. Financial Affairs Committee.
4. The Legal Committee.

Article (13)

Each committee consists of five members of at least, and the membership of the committees is according to their choice, and each member must participate in the membership of one of the committees, and the member may not participate in more than two committees.

Article (14)

Each committee selects a chairman and chairman’s vice from among its members, and it has a secretary and an assistant secretary from the council’s employees.

The secretary prepares the committee’s agenda and submits it to the committee chairman for approval, and then notifies the committee members at least twenty-four hours before the meeting date.

Article (15)

The committee meets at the invitation of its chairman or his vice in the absence of the chairman, and its meeting is not valid unless the majority of its members are present, and recommendations are made by a majority of the votes of the members present, and when the votes are equal, the side from which the chairman is preferred.

Article (16)

The Council may entrust more than one committee with the study of one or more topics, that meet in a joint committee, and for the joint committee meeting to be valid in this case, the majority of the members of each committee must attend separately, and the meeting chooses a chairman for the meeting, and the recommendations are issued by a majority of the votes of the members present, and when the votes are equal, the side from which the chairman is preferred.

Article (17)

For each meeting, a record shall be made of the following information:

1. Place, date, and time of the meeting.
2. The name of the chairperson, the names of the members present, absent and apologetic, and the secretary.
3. Summary of the subject matter, discussions, recommendations, and decisions.
4. The date of the end of the meeting and the signature of the chairperson and secretary.

All members of the Council have the right to view these minutes, and the associated files and documents.

Article (18)

The Public Services and Facilities Committee is responsible for:

1. Searching in the planning, programmatic, economic, and social aspects of municipal affairs and agriculture and requesting any data, studies, or reports related to the ministry’s departments and municipalities and their proposals, to search them and express an opinion on them.
2. Suggesting the establishment of public parks and following up their maintenance.
3. Supervising the public transport of passengers.
4. Suggest the names of cities, villages, neighborhoods, squares, streets, markets, and parks.
5. Study effective methods to combat begging, manage the role of the elderly, help the poor, and provide relief and prevention to the victims of fires and natural disasters.
6. Study and research the conditions necessary to house animals in inhabited dwellings, as well as neglected animals.
7. Other matters referred to it by the Council or the Chairman.

Article (19)

The Petitions and Complaints Committee is responsible for:

1. Examination of complaints and petitions received by the citizens from the council and related to the functions of the council.
2. Responding to complaints and inquiries related to municipal and agricultural affairs.
3. Other matters referred to it by the Council or the Chairman.

Article (20)

The Financial Affairs Committee is responsible for:

1. Discussing and studying the council’s annual budget draft and its final account.
2. Study proposals for imposing local taxes, fees, and returns.
3. Examine ways to improve the Ministry's revenue collection processes.
4. Study the financial aspects of the council referred to it by the council or the ministry.
5. Research and study the issuance of local orders to impose fees on some services and matters that are not covered by the regulation in force.
6. Other matters referred to it by the Council or the Chairman.

Article (21)

The Legal Committee is responsible for:

1. Study the recommendations related to the proposal of legislative tools for municipal affairs and submit recommendations regarding their issuance.
2. Examine the legal aspects of the issues that fall within the jurisdiction of the Council.
3. Study requests for public discussions, proposals, or desires referred to it by the Council to express a legal opinion thereon.
4. Other matters referred to it by the Council or the Chairman.

Article (22)

Committees may seek assistance in their actions from those of the Council employees, and they may also request, through the Chairman of the Council, and through the competent minister, to seek the assistance of any employees of ministries and other government agencies to provide their information and provide their technical opinions, and these employees may not participate in voting. It may also request the competent authorities to provide the data and documents necessary to study the issues presented to them.

Article (23)

Every member who has an opinion on a subject referred to a committee to which he is not a member may send his opinion in writing to the chairman of that committee, and he may attend its meetings after obtaining permission from them to explain his point of view, without participating in the vote.

And for each member who submitted a proposal, it is referred to a committee that is not a member of it, to attend the meetings of that committee, and to participate in the discussion of his proposal, without having the right to vote.

Article (24)

Each committee prepares a report that includes a full statement of the subject referred to it originally and the committee considered therein, and the reasons upon which it based its opinion, and it must also include the opinion of the minority if requested to do so, and the report may not include inappropriate terms or a violation of the dignity of persons or what harms the interests of High country.

Article (25)

The General Secretariat consists of a sufficient number of employees who assist the Secretary-General in the performance of his powers stipulated in the law and these regulations.

The Council may appoint an Assistant Secretary-General to assist the Secretary-General in the performance of his duties, and to replace him in the event of his absence or vacancy.

Article (26)

The Secretary-General shall nominate the employees of the General Secretariat and be appointed by a decision of the Chairman, and they shall apply to them in the absence of a special text in these regulations, the rules of the Civil Service Law and its executive regulations.

Article (27)

The invitation to attend the meetings shall be sent in writing at least three days in advance, and the agenda shall be attached to the invitation.

Article (28)

The issues are arranged according to their importance in the agenda, then the topics postponed from previous meetings, then other topics, and at the end of the table a line item is added for what arises from the work, which is devoted to discussing urgent issues that arise after preparing the agenda, which must be approved by the majority of members at the same meeting.

The studies and data related to its items should be attached to the table, and copies of them shall be sent with this schedule to the members of the Council.

Article (29)

The Council may not, in any extraordinary meeting, consider matters other than those on the agenda.

Article (30)

Only members of the Council, the Minister, and those authorized by the Chairman of the Council may attend the secret meetings of the Council.

The minutes of the secret meeting shall be edited by the Secretary-General or by the council chosen for that purpose. The minutes shall be kept with the council chairman, and only the attendees may view it.

Article (31)

At least half an hour before the start of the meeting, a record of attendance is signed that members sign when they attend, and when the meeting time comes, and the quorum of attendance is complete, the chairman announces the opening of the meeting, and if the deadline is reached without a quorum, the meeting is postponed for a period of three days, and the second meeting is valid in the presence of a third of the members.

Article (32)

After the start of the meeting, the Secretary-General reads the names of the members who are apologized and absent without permission, then the council's opinion is taken in approving the minutes of the previous meeting, and the chairman is then informed of the documents and letters he received before looking at the topics on the agenda.

Article (33)

1. A member may not speak unless the chairman permits him, and the chairman may not prevent anyone from speaking except for legal justification, and in case of disagreement, the council decides on the matter without discussion.
2. The Chairman shall authorize the speech in the order in which the requests are made, and the member who did not speak on the subject shall be presented to the member who previously spoke on it.
3. Only the chairman may boycott the speaker, only to warn observance of the law or these regulations.
4. A member may not speak on the subject more than twice except with the approval of the Council and for one time only.

Article (34)

The Chairman authorizes speech at any time, without taking into account the order of requests in the following cases:

1. Directing attention to observe the rules of law and these regulations.
2. The response to a saying that touches someone requesting speech.
3. A request to postpone or postpone consideration of the subject at issue until after the adjudication of another subject that must be decided upon first.
4. Request lock for discussion.
5. Request to stop the meeting.
6. Request to end the meeting.

In a case other than the one stipulated in clause (1), the chairman may not authorize the speech before the original speaker has completed his speech, and all these requests have the effect of stopping the discussion on the original subject until the council issues its decision thereon.

It is not permissible to vote on requests for postponement, lock the debate, or stop or end the meeting except after hearing two supporters and two opponents.

Article (35)

The speaker may not use improper phrases, or that violate the dignity of persons, or include a threat or harm to the supreme interests of the country, or to come up with something that violates public order, and if the speaker violates that, the chairman will draw his attention, and upon his objection, the council will decide the matter without discussion.

Article (36)

The council may sign a member who violates the system, or does not comply with his decision to prevent him from speaking, one of the following penalties:

1. Blame.
2. The alarm.
3. Prevent him from speaking for the rest of the meeting.
4. Take it out of the meeting place.

The council’s decision in this regard will be issued at the same meeting, and it may suspend this decision if the member at the next meeting submitted a written apology for what was done from it, in relation to the two penalties stipulated in the previous items (1) and (2).

Article (37)

If the system is disturbed at the meeting, the chairman may suspend it for a period not to exceed half an hour, and if the breach continues after the re-session, the chairman may postpone it for a period not exceeding five days.

Article (38)

The Chairman may suspend the meeting for a break of no more than half an hour.

Article (39)

After starting a discussion of an issue, the Council may postpone consideration of it to a subsequent meeting, collect some data or refer it to a committee to study it and report on it.

Article (40)

The Council, in coordination with the competent authority, may invite any officials, ministries, and other government agencies, public bodies and institutions to submit their information or technical opinions without having the right to vote.

The Council may request the ministries and other government agencies and public authorities and institutions to provide it with data whenever it deems it necessary to discuss the issues presented to it.

Article (41)

After the council finishes discussing the topics on the agenda, the chairman will announce the end of the meeting.

Article (42)

The Secretary-General shall edit the minutes of the meetings, and the following shall be taken into account in each minute:

1. Place, date, opening date, time, and name of the chairman.
2. The names of members present apologized, and absentees without permission.
3. The quorum for the attendance is complete.
4. The topics considered by the Council and the discussions that took place thereon or a full summary of them as possible.
5. The texts of decisions and recommendations issued by the Council.
6. What is issued in the meeting in terms of attracting attention or sanctions?
7. Postpone, stop, or end the meeting.

The minutes of each meeting shall be distributed to the members of the Council immediately after the completion of its preparation and at least three days before the date of the next meeting.

Article (43)

Every member who attended the previous meeting, when considering ratification of the minutes of that meeting, may request that a correction be made in it, and if the Council agrees to make it, prove that in the minutes of the meeting in which he requested the correction and correct the previous record.

It is not permissible to make any correction in the minutes after ratification, and the Chairman of the Council and the Secretary-General sign the minutes of the meetings after ratification, then they are kept in the records of the Council.

Article (44)

Each member of the council may make proposals or wishes in matters that fall within the competence of the council, and it is submitted in writing to the chairman of the council accompanied by a statement of its reasons for presentation to the council, and the chairman may present it to the competent committee to study it and submit a report on it to the council.

Article (45)

If the Chairman deems that the proposals or wishes are not within the jurisdiction of the Council, he decides not to discuss them. If the member disagrees with this, his proposal is submitted to the council for a decision.

The Chairman, with the approval of the majority of the members, may exclude proposals or wishes that include inappropriate language, or prejudice people or bodies, or harm the supreme interest of the country.

Article (46)

Proposals or wishes to withdraw or waive them or the termination of the applicant's membership shall be dropped for any reason.

Article (47)

In the case of rejecting the proposals or wishes submitted by one of the members, it is not permissible to resubmit them again before four months have passed since the Council’s decision to reject it, and this ruling shall apply in the case of withdrawing the proposals or wishes or waiving them.

Article (48)

Based on a written request, signed by five members, and with the approval of the Council, it is permissible to raise one of the general topics that fall within the competence of the Council for discussion and exchange of opinion on it with the competent authorities.

Members have the right to participate in the debate, and the Council may issue its own resolutions and recommendations.

Article (49)

The request for discussion shall be forfeited by withdrawing it, assigning it from its sponsors or expiring their membership, and in these cases, the council will not continue to consider it unless the competent authorities request it, or five members adopt it and the council agrees to that.

Article (50)

The Council shall address the Minister on matters relating to municipal affairs and agriculture, the Minister may respond to the letter, whether in writing, in attendance or acting as a senior official of the Ministry, at the specified meeting of his or her consideration, or request a postponement for no more than three weeks, and the Council has the right to comment on the reply and inform the Minister.

Article (51)

In cases other than those in which a special majority is required, the Council shall issue its decisions and recommendations by a majority of the votes of the members present, and when the votes are equal, the side from which the Chairman is preferred.

Article (52)

Voting shall be by raising the hand. If the majority does not appear in this way, the opinions shall be taken by way of calling for the name. The poll may be held in secret if that Chairman or at least six members so requests. In all cases, the Chairman shall be the last to vote.

Article (53)

The votes of those abstaining from voting are excluded when the majority is counted. If the majority of those present do not have a positive or negative vote, the vote is postponed to a subsequent meeting. The matter is considered rejected if it does not obtain the majority of the votes of those present.

Article (54)

It is not permitted to discuss or express a new opinion during voting, and after completing taking opinions, the chairman will announce the result without comment.

Article (55)

The Council shall communicate its recommendations and decisions to the Ministry within a month from the date of its issuance in order to take what it deems appropriate, and it shall also present to the Minister the matters that require a decision from him or from a higher authority.

Article (56)

The General Secretariat of the Council prepares its annual budget draft and submits it to the chairman who refers it to the Financial Affairs Committee, in order to submit a report on it to the Council for discussion and approval and then refer it to the competent authorities for approval.

Article (57)

After the end of the financial year, the council’s general secretariat prepares its final account project, and it submits it to the chairman for transmission to the financial affairs committee for discussion and submitting a report on it to the council for approval and approval.

Article (58)

The member is free to express his thoughts, opinions, and expression while performing his duties inside the council or its committees.

Article (59)

The council may recommend amending the laws and Article of these regulations based on a proposal submitted by the majority of members. The council shall refer this proposal to the competent committee for its study, research, and submission of a report on it, then it shall be presented to the council for discussion and taking the necessary action in it, and it shall be submitted to the minister for approval of the amendment and its approval by the council of ministers, and the proposal shall be dropped if he did not win a two-thirds majority.