CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

In municipalities with a population of 80,000 or more, the municipal council determines the perimeter of each of the neighbourhoods making up the municipality. Each neighbourhood has a neighbourhood council, the name, composition and operating procedures of which are determined by the municipal council. The district councils may be consulted by the mayor and may make proposals to him on any issue concerning the district or the town. The mayor…

The municipal council may set up consultative committees on any issue of municipal interest concerning all or part of the territory of the municipality. These committees include persons who may not belong to the council, in particular representatives of local associations. On a proposal from the mayor, it determines their composition for a period that may not exceed the current municipal term of office. Each committee is chaired by a…

In municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more, a local accessibility committee is set up, made up of representatives of the municipality, associations or bodies representing disabled people with all types of disability, particularly physical, sensory, cognitive, mental or psychological, associations or bodies representing the elderly, representatives of economic players and representatives of other users of the town. This committee draws up a report on the state of accessibility…

In communes with fewer than 3,500 inhabitants, the municipal council may, at the request of the inhabitants, set up an advisory council for each town, hamlet or group of hamlets. The municipal council, after consulting the residents in accordance with the procedures it determines, then sets the name, composition and operating procedures of the council. The advisory council thus created may be consulted by the residents in accordance with the…