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Article L5211-7 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – The syndicats de communes are administered by a deliberative body composed of delegates elected by the municipal councils of the member communes under the conditions provided for in article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this I, the municipal council may unanimously decide not to proceed by secret ballot with the appointments of delegates. I bis. – (Repealed) II. – The conditions of…

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Article L5211-8 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2121-33, the term of office of delegates is linked to that of the municipal council of the commune from which they come. This mandate expires at the time of installation of the deliberative body of the public establishment of inter-communal cooperation following the general renewal of the municipal councils. After the general renewal of the municipal councils, the deliberative body of the…

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Article L5211-9 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The president is the executive body of the public establishment of intermunicipal cooperation. He prepares and executes the deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishment of intermunicipal cooperation. He is the authorising officer for the expenditure and prescribes the execution of the revenue of the public establishment of intermunicipal cooperation. He has sole responsibility for administration, but may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise…

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Article L5211-9-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – A. – Without prejudice to article L. 2212-2, of the present code and by derogation from article L. 1311-2 and the second paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code when a public inter-communal cooperation establishment with its own tax authority is competent in the area of sanitation, the mayors of the communes that are members of the latter transfer to the president of this establishment…

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Article L5211-10 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The bureau of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation is composed of the president, one or more vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members. The number of vice-presidents is determined by the deliberative body, but may not exceed 20%, rounded up to the next whole number, of the total number of members of the deliberative body, nor may it exceed fifteen vice-presidents. For metropolitan areas, the number of vice-presidents…

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Article L5211-10-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – A development council is set up in public establishments with their own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants. Below this threshold, a development council may be set up by deliberation of the public inter-municipal cooperation establishment with its own tax status. It is made up of representatives of the economic, social, cultural, educational, scientific, environmental and associative circles within the perimeter of the public establishment. By deliberation…

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Article L5211-11 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The deliberative body of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation meets at least once every three months or, for unions formed for a single work or service of inter-municipal interest, once every six months. To this end, the chairman convenes the members of the deliberative body. The deliberative body meets at the headquarters of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation or at a location chosen by the deliberative body in…

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Article L5211-11-1 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

In public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation, the chairman may decide that the council meeting is to be held in several places by videoconference. When the Council meeting is held by videoconference, the quorum is determined on the basis of the presence of councillors at the various videoconference locations. Voting may only take place in the presence of a majority of councillors. Votes may only be taken by public ballot. If…

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Article L5211-11-2 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

I. – After each general renewal of the municipal councils or an operation provided for in articles L. 5211-5-1 A or L. 5211-41-3, the president of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax system places on the agenda of the deliberative body: 1° A debate and deliberation on the drafting of a governance pact between the communes and the public establishment; > 2° A debate and deliberation…

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Article L5211-11-3 of the French General Code of Local Authorities

The creation of a conference of mayors is compulsory in public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status, except where the bureau of the public establishment already includes all the mayors of the member communes. The conference of mayors is chaired by the president of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status. The conference of mayors is chaired by the president of the public…

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