Information from the Government of The Netherlands

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Municipal administration in the Netherlands is an important aspect of politics in the Netherlands. The local government is the lowest level of the government, but this does not reflect the importance of the government of Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the political life of the Netherlands. There are 390 cities in the Netherlands. In city administration, there are three functions of mayor, city council, city council. They have legislative power together. The mayor will supervise the city council, the mayor and the city council. The mayor and the council of the city council exercise municipal executive powers. The relationship between city council members and city councils is a formal dualism. In other words, they have different responsibilities

Municipalities (gemeente, pl.gemeenten) are the lowest level government in the Netherlands, after the central government and region. There are 415 (January 1, 2012). The city council (gemeenteraad) is the best authority in the city. That member is elected every four years. The role of the city council is comparable to the role of the board of directors of organizations and institutions. Its main task is to decide and monitor a wide range of municipalities' policies. The day-to-day management of municipalities is the responsibility of the mayor (college van burgemeester en wethouders, abbreviation (University van B & W) consisting of mayor (burgemeester) and city council member (wethouder, pl). . Wethouders). The executive branch enforces domestic laws on issues such as social assistance, relief from unemployment, environmental management, etc. City council members appoint members of the city council. You can choose members as city council members