Sofia City Council
Sofia City Council Столичен общински съвет Stolichen obshtinski sŭvet | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 years |
| History | |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Vice-chairmens |
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| Structure | |
| Seats | 61 |
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Political groups | |
| Salary | c. 5,700 leva[2] |
| Elections | |
First election | 1991 |
Last election | 29 October 2023 |
Next election | by 29 October 2027 |
| Website | |
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The Sofia City Council is the legislative body of Sofia Municipality.[3][4] It consists of 61 councilmen elected via proportional vote by constituents registered within the municipality.
Committees
[edit]The Council has fourteen permanent committees:[5]
- Assembly of the Territory, Architecture, and Housing policy (Chairperson: Sevdalina Petrova, Independent);
- Finances and Budget (Chairperson: Dimitar Vuchev, GERB-SDS);
- Healthcare and Social policy (Chairperson: Vanya Grigorova, BSPzB);
- Protection of the Environment, agriculture and forests (Chairperson: Krasimir Galabov, Independent);
- Regional self-governing and regulatory use (Chairperson: Ivan Videlov, BSPzB);
- Education, Culture, Science and Cultural diversity (Chairperson: Miroslav Borshosh, GERB-SDS);
- Economy, Property and Digital transformation (Chairperson: Proshko Proshkov, GERB-SDS);
- Engineer infrastructure and Energy planning (Chairperson: Dimitar Danailov, ITN);
- Public order and Security (Chairperson: Vanya Tagareva, GERB-SDS);
- Transport and Road safety (Chairperson: Ivan Takov, BSPzB);
- Children, Youth, and Sport (Chairperson: Dimitar Shalafov, PP–DB–SS);
- Connections for urban integration (Chairperson: Nikolay Velchev, BSPzB);
- Global cooperation and Tourism, European programmes and projects (Chairperson: Tsvetelina Simeonova-Zarkin, PP–DB–SS);
- Corruption and Unlawfully attained property confiscation committee (Chairperson: Bonka Vasileva, PP–DB–SS).
References
[edit]- ^ "PP-DB and Spasi Sofia will have the most members in the new Sofia Municipal Council". Sofia News Agency. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "BGN 9,000 salary for the mayor, over BGN 5,700 for a municipal councilor". Fakti.bg. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Sofia Council - За съвета". council.sofia.bg. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Sofia Council - Ръководство на Столичен общински съвет".
- ^ "Sofia City Council Committees". council.sofia.bg. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
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