municipal council of Groningen

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The municipal council of Groningen is the elected legislative body responsible for setting local policy and overseeing the administration of the Dutch municipality of Groningen.

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instanceOf local legislative body
municipal council
appliesToJurisdiction city of Groningen
municipality of Groningen
urban area of Groningen
budgetaryFunction approves municipal budget of Groningen
convenesIn Groningen
country Netherlands
electorate residents of Groningen with voting rights
elects aldermen of Groningen
follows Dutch Municipalities Act
governmentSystem representative democracy
governs municipality of Groningen
hasAuthorityOver local regulations in Groningen
local spatial planning in Groningen
municipal budget of Groningen
hasCommittee council committees of Groningen
hasJurisdiction municipality of Groningen
hasMeetingFrequency regularly scheduled sessions
hasNumberOfMembers 45
hasPart councillor of Groningen
hasPower adopt municipal ordinances
adopt policy frameworks
establish council committees
initiate motions and amendments
pose questions to the executive
hasRole overseeing municipal administration
setting local policy
hasSessionType public meetings
hasVotingSystem proportional representation
headOfGovernment mayor of Groningen
isPartOf local government of Groningen
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
legislativeBodyFor municipality of Groningen
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Groningen
province of Groningen
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
oversightFunction scrutinizes municipal executive of Groningen
represents inhabitants of Groningen
responsibleFor local bylaws in Groningen
monitoring municipal services in Groningen
strategic development of Groningen municipality
selectionMethod direct election
subordinateTo Dutch national law
supervises municipal executive of Groningen
termLength 4 years
worksIn Groningen city hall

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Hoogkerk governedBy municipal council of Groningen
Groningen governedBy municipal council of Groningen
subject linked to: Groningen, Netherlands
Stadhuis van Groningen hasChamber council chamber of Groningen
linked to: municipal council of Groningen
municipality of Groningen governedBy municipal council of Groningen