Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes

The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes

The Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes (French: Conseil Municipal de Quatre Bornes) also known as Municipality is the local authority responsible for the administration of the town of Quatre Bornes, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius. The actual Mayor is Mr SONOO Atmaram and the Deputy Mayor is Mrs KOENIG Arline.[1]

In 2015, three former councilors were convicted of conflict of interest.[2]

Municipal Elections

According to the Local Government Act 2011 PART III Section 11, election of councillors to Municipal Town Council shall be held in 2012 and thereafter every 6 years on such date as the President shall appoint.[3] The council is composed of 15 councillors including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor who is elected for a period of 2 years, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the town. In the last elections in November 2012 the town was subdivided into 5 wards, the number of registered voters was 57,474.[4]

References

Coordinates: 20°15′55″S 57°28′45″E / 20.265357°S 57.479053°E / -20.265357; 57.479053

  1. ↑ "Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes". Municipal Council of Quatre Bornes. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  2. ↑ http://www.lemauricien.com/article/lutte-contre-la-corruption-trois-anciens-conseillers-municipaux-quatre-bornes-condamnes-conf
  3. ↑ Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands. "Local Government Act 2011" (PDF). Government of Mauritius: 768–770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Municipales et villageoises : les 6 principaux changements" (in French). Le Defimedia. Archived from the original on 2012-11-23. Retrieved 2012-11-18.


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