The president of the departmental council presents the administrative account annually to the departmental council , which debates it under the chairmanship of one of its members.
In this case, the president of the departmental council may, even if he is no longer in office, attend the discussion. He must withdraw at the time of the vote.
A summary statement of grants awarded to each commune during the financial year is appended to the département’s administrative account. It specifies, for each commune, the list and purpose of the grants, their total amount and the ratio between this amount and the population of the commune.
The administrative account is adopted by the departmental council .
Prior to this, the departmental council adopts the management account for the financial year ended.