PART TWO: THE MUNICIPALITY

The borough council is chaired by the borough mayor. The arrondissement mayor is elected from within the arrondissement council. The offices of mayor of the municipality or of mayor of Paris and of arrondissement mayor are incompatible. The election of the arrondissement mayor following the general renewal of the municipal council or of the Paris council takes place eight days after that of the mayor of the municipality or of…

In arrondissement councils, the limit set in article L. 2511-25 may be exceeded with a view to the creation of deputy posts with primary responsibility for one or more neighbourhoods, although their number may not exceed 10% of the legal number of members of the arrondissement council. The deputy with primary responsibility for a neighbourhood deals with any issue of primary interest to the neighbourhood. He/she ensures that residents are…

The arrondissement mayor and his deputies are responsible, in the arrondissement, for the powers vested in the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in matters of civil status, school matters relating to compliance with compulsory schooling and the application of the provisions of the national service code. The arrondissement mayor and his deputies are civil registrars in the arrondissement. However, the mayor of the commune or the…

The mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris may, under his or her supervision and responsibility, by decree, delegate signing authority to the director general of services of the mayor’s office or of the City of Paris and to the heads of communal services. The arrondissement may, under the same conditions, delegate signing authority to the director general of services of the arrondissement mayor’s office. The arrondissement may…

The arrondissement may delegate under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2122-18 et l’article L. 2122-20. In the cases provided for in Article L. 2122-17, the borough mayor is replaced by one of his or her deputies who is a member of the city council or Paris council or, failing that, by another deputy or, failing that, by any other member of the borough council…

In arrondissements where a caisse des écoles has been set up, the arrondissement mayor chairs this body. The representatives of the commune or the City of Paris on this body are appointed by the arrondissement mayor from among the members of the arrondissement council.

The arrondissement mayor issues an opinion on all land use permits in the arrondissement issued by and on behalf of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in application of the provisions of the town planning code, as well as on all road permits on the public domain in the arrondissement issued by the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in application of this…

The mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris informs the arrondissement mayor of the general conditions for the implementation of equipment projects whose execution is planned, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of the arrondissement. The arrondissement mayor is informed every six months of the state of admissions to the establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2511-21. The borough mayor shall provide this…