The President of the Lyon Metropolitan Council leads and coordinates, subject to the police powers of the mayors of the municipalities, the actions that contribute to the exercise of the competence relating to local mechanisms for crime prevention and access to the law. Unless opposed by one or more communes representing at least half of the total population of the metropolis, the president of the metropolitan council chairs a metropolitan council for security and crime prevention.
Confidential facts and information exchanged within the framework of the working groups set up within this council may not be communicated to third parties.
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