Population, Voters, Local Authorities and Skills
The municipality of Bouarej is one of the 910 Lebanese municipalities which have an elected municipal council, (See Municipal Council, rules and skills) for six years by direct universal suffrage. (for example in Beyrouth (Beirut), 24 members of the municipal council are elected). The municipality of Bouarej is an independent local administration. Its has the administrative and financial independence within the framework of its powers, but remains under the control and supervision of the central government.
The Municipality counted (estimation) 1,235 residents. In the last municipal Lebanese elections of 2004, Bouarej counted 1,905 registered voters of which 1,141 actual voters. Bouarej's main families are: Jaber, El bast, Chahine, Kattan, Jabre.
The Municipal council elected of Bouarej can take charge (within the framework defined by the 1977 Act (section 49) :
- Municipal budget of Bouarej
- To make up budgetary accounts
- Any form of credit for projects already studied and approved
- To grant some immediate or future municipal incomes, to the creditor or the State through the credit guarantee, and to make annual repayments of these loans in the budget, as they are
- To set local taxes of Bouarej in the framework of the law.
- To establishment books of specifications for all construction work and services
- To establishments book of specifications the specifications for the disposal of municipal property
- To be a conciliator
- To accept or reject gifts
- All projects of public works, improvement, cleaning, business health, water and electricity for the municipality of Bouarej
- To Planning, maintain and expand roads, and build gardens and public spaces in the municipality of Bouarej
- To create markets, playgrounds, museums, hospitals, clinics and libraries and build sewage systems and waste disposal
- To participate in public schools
- To participate in projects of public interest
- To Assist the needy, the disabled, clubs and associations
- To join with other municipalities
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