Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

By agreement between the president of the departmental council and the representative of the State in the department, the latter is heard by the departmental council . In addition, at the request of the Prime Minister, the representative of the State in the department is heard by the departmental council.

At its request, the president of the departmental council receives from the representative of the State in the department the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions. At its request, the representative of the State in the department receives from the president of the departmental council the information necessary for the exercise of its attributions.

Each year, the State representative in the department informs the departmental council , through a special report, of the activity of the State services in the department. This special report may give rise to a debate in the presence of the State representative.