I. – In the municipal councils of municipalities with more than 100,000 inhabitants, the operation of the groups of elected representatives may be the subject of deliberations without the decisions relating to the system of allowances for elected representatives being modified on this occasion.
II. – In the same municipal councils, groups of elected representatives are formed by submitting to the mayor a declaration, signed by their members, accompanied by a list of their members and their representative.
Under the conditions that it defines, the municipal council may assign to the groups of elected representatives, for their own use or for joint use, administrative premises, office equipment and cover their documentation, mail and telecommunications costs.
The mayor may, under the conditions set by the municipal council and on the proposal of the representatives of each group, assign to the groups of elected representatives one or more persons. The municipal council shall allocate to the municipal budget, in a chapter specially created for this purpose, the appropriations required for this expenditure, which may not exceed 30% of the total amount of the allowances paid each year to the members of the municipal council, including social security charges.
The mayor is the authorising officer for the aforementioned expenditure.
The elected representative responsible for each group of elected representatives shall decide on the terms and conditions for the performance of the entrusted service that these collaborators perform for these groups within the deliberative body.