CHAPTER I: General provisions

The departmental council, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the department in the areas of competence assigned to it by law. It is competent to implement any aid or action relating to the prevention or management of situations of fragility, social development, the care of young children and the independence of individuals. It is also responsible for facilitating access to rights and services for the public for which it…

I.-The département draws up a departmental plan for territorial solidarity within its territory. This plan defines, for a period of six years, a programme of actions designed to enable, in the department’s areas of competence, a balanced development of the departmental territory in order to facilitate access to local services and facilities. I.-The department draws up a departmental plan for territorial solidarity within its territory. I.-The department draws up a…

The departmental council may delegate some of its powers to the standing committee, with the exception of those referred to in articles L. 3312-1 et L. 1612-12 to L. 1612-15. It may modify the list of powers thus delegated during its term of office. Within the limits it has set, the departmental council may also delegate to its president the power: 1° To carry out borrowings to finance the investments…

A departmental council or, by concurring deliberation, several departmental councils may submit proposals to amend or adapt legislative or regulatory provisions, in force or in the process of being drawn up, concerning the powers, organisation and operation of one, several or all of the departments. These proposals may concern the differentiation, referred to in Article L. 1111-3-1, of the rules relating to the allocation and exercise of powers applicable to…