(1) The council executive shall comprise the mayor and his deputies.
(2) The mayor shall be the chief executive of the council. He shall be assisted by deputy mayors in order of their election.
(3) The number of deputy mayors shall be determined in the following manner depending on the number of municipal councillors:
- councils with twenty-five (25) to thirty-one (31) councillors: 2 (two) deputy mayors;
- councils with 35 (thirty-five)to 41 (forty-one) councillors: 4 (four) deputy mayors;
- councils with sixty-one (61) councillors: 6 (six) deputy mayors.
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In force from 24-12-2019
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Section 197 of the Law No 2019/024 of 24 december 2019 bill to institute the general code of regional and local authorities/akn/cm/act/loi/2019-12-24/2019-024
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