Local Council

DURLA FLORICA CECILIA

MITISOI ELENA DENISA

MITISOI MIRCEA

PARVESCU DUMITRU

POPA MARIA

TUDORA COSTEL

CIUCAN ION

TANASE MARIN

ART. 129
The duties of the local council
(1) The local council has initiative and decides, according to the law, on all local issues, with the exception of those that are given by law to other local or central authorities.
(2) The local council exercises the following categories of duties:
a) duties regarding the administrative-territorial unit, its own organization, as well as the organization and functioning of the mayor's specialized apparatus, local public institutions, and local autonomous companies and boards;
b) duties regarding the economic-social and environmental development of the commune, town, or municipality;
c) duties regarding the administration of the public and private domain of the commune, town, or municipality;
d) duties regarding the management of local services;
e) duties regarding inter-institutional cooperation at national and international level.
(3) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter a), the local council:
a) approves the statute of the commune, town, or municipality, as well as the regulations on the organization and functioning of the local council; an indicative model of the statute of the administrative-territorial unit and an indicative model of the regulations on the organization and functioning of the local council are approved by order of the minister in charge;
b) elects the deputy mayor(s) from among the local councilors, at the proposal of the mayor or the local councilors, under the conditions provided for in Article 152 paragraph (2);
c) approves, according to the law, at the proposal of the mayor, the establishment, organization, and staffing of the mayor's specialized apparatus, local public institutions, the reorganization and staffing of local autonomous companies, as well as the establishment, reorganization, or dissolution of local interest companies and their staffing;
d) exercises, on behalf of the administrative-territorial unit, all the rights and obligations corresponding to the shares held in companies or autonomous boards, according to the law;
e) decides on the establishment or reorganization of institutions, public services, companies, and autonomous boards, according to the law.
(4) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter b), the local council:
a) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the budget of the administrative-territorial unit, the transfers of credits, the use of the budget reserve, and the closing account of the budgetary exercise;
b) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the contracting and/or guaranteeing of loans, as well as the contracting of local public debt through the issuance of securities, on behalf of the administrative-territorial unit, according to the law;
c) establishes and approves local taxes and fees, according to the law;
d) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the technical and economic documentation for local investment works, according to the law;
e) approves strategies for the economic, social, and environmental development of the administrative-territorial unit;
f) ensures a favorable environment for the establishment and/or development of businesses, including through the valorization of existing assets, as well as through the realization of new investments that contribute to the fulfillment of regional and local economic development programs;
g) ensures the completion of works and takes the necessary measures to implement and comply with the provisions of the commitments undertaken by Romania as a member state of the European Union in the field of environmental protection and water management for the services provided to citizens.
(5) If the budget of the administrative-territorial unit, provided for in paragraph (4) letter a), cannot be adopted after two consecutive meetings, which take place within a maximum of 7 days, the activity is carried out based on the budget of the previous year until the adoption of the new budget, but no later than 45 days from the date of publication of the state budget law in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.
(6) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter c), the local council:
a) decides on the administration, leasing, rental, or free use of public property of the commune, town, or municipality, as applicable, as well as of local public services, according to the law;
b) decides on the sale, administration, leasing, free use, or rental of private property of the commune, town, or municipality, as applicable, according to the law;
c) approves or authorizes, according to the law, territorial planning and urbanism documentation for localities;
d) assigns or changes, according to the law, names of streets, squares, and any other objects of local public interest.
(7) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter d), the local council ensures, according to its competence and according to the law, the necessary framework for the provision of local public services of interest, including:
a) education;
b) social services for the protection of children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, families, and other individuals or groups in social need;
c) health;
d) culture;
e) youth;
f) sports;
g) public order;
h) emergency situations;
i) environmental protection and restoration;
j) conservation, restoration, and enhancement of historical and architectural monuments, parks, public gardens, and nature reserves;
k) urban development;
l) population records;
m) bridges and public roads;
n) community public utility services of local interest;
o) emergency services such as mountain rescue, lifeguard, and first aid;
p) social-community administration activities;
q) social housing and other housing units owned by or under the administration of the administrative-territorial unit;
r) the valorization, in the interest of the local community, of natural resources within the administrative-territorial unit;
s) other local public services established by law.
(8) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter d), the local council:
a) supports, according to the law, the activities of religious denominations;
b) approves the construction of social housing, the criteria for the allocation of social housing, and the allocation of housing utilities owned or administered by it.
(9) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter e), the local council:
a) decides, according to the law, on cooperation or association with Romanian or foreign legal entities, for the financing and joint implementation of actions, works, services, or local public interest projects;
b) decides, according to the law, on twinning the commune, town, or municipality with administrative-territorial units from other countries;
c) decides, according to the law, on cooperation or association with other administrative-territorial units in the country or abroad, as well as on joining national and international associations of local public administration authorities, in order to promote common interests.
(10) In exercising the duties provided for in paragraph (2) letter a), b), and d), the local council:
a) may provide, in whole or in part, with the agreement of the owner or administrator, the works and funds necessary for the rehabilitation, equipping, and functioning of buildings in which authorities or public institutions carry out activities of local interest. The goods purchased for equipment remain the property of the administrative-territorial unit;
b) may provide, in whole or in part, with the agreement of the institution or public authority holding the right of ownership or administration, works of arrangement, equipping, and maintenance of buildings or land owned by the state, in order to increase the level of tourist attractiveness of the administrative-territorial unit, provided that, through the expressed agreement, the holder of the right allows public access to the improved spaces for a period of at least 5 years. The goods purchased for equipment remain the property of the administrative-territorial unit.
(11) In order to fulfill the duties provided for in paragraph (2), the local council may request information and reports from the mayor, deputy mayor, and the heads of public service providers and local public utility providers.
(12) The local council decides on the granting of bonuses and other benefits, according to the law, to the personnel employed in the mayor's specialized apparatus and local public services of interest.
(13) The local council may confer the title of honorary citizen of the commune, town, or municipality to Romanian or foreign individuals with outstanding merits, based on its own regulations. This regulation also establishes the conditions for the withdrawal of the conferred title. This regulation may be an integral part of the statute of the administrative-territorial unit.
(14) The local council fulfills any other duties, in all areas of local interest, with the exception of those expressly given to other public authorities, as well as any other duties established by law.