Locally elected representatives are members of councils elected by universal suffrage to freely administer local authorities under the conditions laid down by law. They exercise their mandate in compliance with the ethical principles enshrined in this charter for local elected representatives.
Charter for local elected representatives
1. The local elected representative carries out his duties with impartiality, diligence, dignity, probity and integrity.
2. In the exercise of his mandate, the local elected representative pursues the sole general interest, to the exclusion of any interest that is personal to him, directly or indirectly, or of any other particular interest.
3. The local councillor shall ensure that any conflict of interest is prevented or ended immediately. Where his personal interests are involved in matters submitted to the deliberative body of which he is a member, the local elected representative undertakes to make them known before the debate and vote.
4. The local elected representative undertakes not to use the resources and means made available to him for the exercise of his mandate or duties for other purposes.
5. In the performance of his duties, the local elected representative shall refrain from taking any measures granting him a future personal or professional advantage after the termination of his mandate and duties.
6. The local elected representative attends meetings of the deliberative body and of the bodies to which he has been appointed.
7. As a product of universal suffrage, local elected representatives are and remain accountable for their actions for the duration of their term of office to all citizens of the local authority, to whom they are answerable for actions and decisions taken in the course of their duties.
Any local elected representative may consult a compliance officer responsible for providing any advice that may be useful in complying with the ethical principles enshrined in this charter.
A decree in the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the procedures and criteria for appointing compliance officers.
>The local elected representative may consult a compliance officer responsible for providing any advice that may be useful in complying with the ethical principles enshrined in this charter.
The local elected representative may consult a compliance officer responsible for providing any advice that may be useful in complying with the ethical principles enshrined in this charter.