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.
The departmental council elects its chairman at the meeting held automatically following each general renewal. For this election, it is chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acting as secretary. In this case, the departmental council may only deliberate if two-thirds of its members are present. If this condition is not met, the meeting is held automatically three days later. The meeting may then take place without a…
If the seat of Chairman falls vacant for any reason whatsoever, the duties of Chairman shall be temporarily performed by a Vice-Chairman in the order of appointment and, failing that, by a departmental councillor appointed by the Council. The standing committee shall be renewed within one month, in accordance with the procedures set out in article L. 3122-5. However, before this renewal, any elections that may be necessary to complete…
The duties of president of a departmental council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective offices: president of a regional council, mayor. The functions of president of a departmental council are also incompatible with those of member of the European Commission, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank or member of the Monetary Policy Council of the Banque de France. [Provisions declared not…
The departmental council elects the members of the standing committee. The standing committee is made up of the president of the departmental council, between four and fifteen vice-presidents, provided that the number of vice-presidents does not exceed 30% of the number of council members, and possibly one or more other members.
Immediately after the election of the president and under his chairmanship, the departmental council determines the number of vice-presidents and other members of the permanent commission. Members of the permanent commission other than the president are elected by list ballot. Each departmental councillor may present a list of candidates, which must be made up alternately of one candidate of each sex. The lists are lodged with the president within one…
In the event of a vacancy for a member of the standing committee other than the president, the departmental council may decide to complete the standing committee. The vacancy or vacancies are then filled in accordance with the procedure set out in the second and third paragraphs of article L. 3122-5. In the absence of agreement on a single list, the members of the standing committee other than the president…
The election of members of the Standing Committee may be contested under the conditions, in the forms and within the time limits prescribed for contesting the election of departmental councillors.
The chairman may decide that the meeting of the standing committee shall be held in several places by videoconference. Where the meeting of the Standing Committee is held by videoconference, the quorum shall be assessed on the basis of the presence of the members of the Standing Committee in the various places by videoconference. The Standing Committee meets in a single place at least once every six months. When a…
The powers of the standing committee expire at the opening of the first meeting of the departmental council provided for in the provisions of the second paragraph of article L. 3121-9.
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