PART TWO: THE MUNICIPALITY

The committee elects its chairman from among its members by secret ballot by an absolute majority. If, after two ballots, no member of the committee has obtained an absolute majority, a third ballot is held and the election is by relative majority. In the event of a tie, the oldest member is declared elected. The chairman is elected until the renewal of the representatives of the groups of communes and…

The elections of the members of the committee and of the chairman may be challenged before the Conseil d’Etat by any elector, by the candidates and by the minister responsible for local authorities, within ten days of the publication of the results in the Journal officiel, on the initiative of the prefect of the Ile-de-France region.

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These are approved by the minister responsible for local authorities. The minister responsible for cities and the minister for the interior or their representatives attend committee meetings. The committee meets at least once a year. In application of article L. 2531-12 it is asked for its opinion on the distribution of credits from the solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France…