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City Council of Barcelona

The City Council of Barcelona (Catalan: Ajuntament de Barcelona; Spanish: Ayuntamiento de Barcelona) is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. In terms of political structure, it consists of the invested Mayor of Barcelona, currently Jaume Collboni, the Government Commission, and an elected 41-member deliberative Plenary (Consell Municipal) with scrutiny powers.[1][2]

Mayor

The Mayor is elected by the members of the plenary among its members the day the new municipal corporation is formed after the local election. The officeholder has a mandate for the 4-year duration of the elected body. If the Mayor leaves office ahead of time a new voting may take place among the plenary members in order to invest a new mayor (meanwhile, another local councillor, conventionally the first deputy mayor, may act as acting Mayor). Since 17 June 2023 the Mayor is Jaume Collboni.[3] The opening session in which the Mayor is invested is traditionally held at the Saló de Cent.

Government Commission

The Government Commission (Comissió de Govern; also Junta de Govern or Junta de Gobierno) is formed by the Mayor, the Deputy Mayors, and a number of appointed councillors.

Municipal Council

The municipal council (Consell Municipal) is the body formed by the elected councillors of the Ajuntament. The plenary meetings (Ple) are held at the "Carles Pi i Sunyer" Hall. It is formed by the municipal councillors, elected through closed party list proportional representation. 41 councillors are currently elected on the basis of the population of the municipality. Councillors are grouped in Municipal Groups on the basis of their political filiation. The Municipal Council can also meet in Commissions (akin to parliamentary committees).[4]

A list of local elections (electing the councillors of the Plenary) since the restoration of the democratic system is presented as follows:

Results of the elections since 1901

Public bodies and companies

A part of the management is conducted by entities wholly or partially owned by the Ajuntament:[5]

Autonomous bodies
Public business entities
Limited companies
Consortiums, foundations and associations
Foundations and associations

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Barcelona despide a 26 de sus 41 concejales". El Periódico. 2015-06-10.
  2. ^ "La organización". Ajuntament de Barcelona. 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Jaume Collboni alcalde de Barcelona | Ayuntamiento de Barcelona". ajuntament.barcelona.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
  4. ^ "Organització i funcionament de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Entidades municipales en el ámbito de la transparencia". 17 December 2015.

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