STATUTES OF THE UNION OF DEMOCRATIC FORCES



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VI. UDF MUNICIPAL STRUCTURAL UNITS AND AUTHORITIES

Article 25 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) A UDF municipal organisation shall consist of all UDF members within the territory of the municipality. The assembly of the municipal organisation shall be the supreme authority of the UDF within the territory of the municipality.

(2) Municipal meetings shall be convened by the relevant UDF Municipal Council. The decision to convene a municipal meeting shall be taken at least one week prior to the meeting date and must include the meeting agenda. When convening a regular municipal meeting with a reporting and election agenda, the Municipal Council shall set up technical rules for preparing and holding the meeting, a mandate and elections committee, and a draft agenda. The decision to convene a regular municipal meeting with a reporting and election agenda shall be consulted on with the Secretary General.

(3) When holding meetings of municipal organisations, if the necessary quorum is not present at the opening time announced, there shall be a one-hour waiting period. After that, the meeting shall proceed with the members present.


Article 26 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) The Municipal Council shall consist of the following members, each with voting rights:

(a) Chairperson, deputy chairpersons and secretary;

(b) Members of the Municipal Council directly elected by the Municipal Assembly, where the number of such members shall be set as follows:

- For a municipality with a population of up to 10 000, up to 5 members;

- For a municipality with a population from 10 000 to 25 000, up to 10 members;

- For a municipality with a population from 25 000 to 50 000, up to 15 members;

- For a municipality with a population from 50 000 to 100 000, up to 20 members;

- For a municipality with a population from 100 000 to 200 000, up to 25 members;

- For a municipality with a population of over 200 000, up to 30 members;

(c) The chairperson of the local government municipal council group from the UDF;

(d) Mayors and chairpersons of local government municipal councils who are UDF members.

(2) Chairpersons of UDF clubs and chairpersons of YUDF and of the UDF Women’s Union at the municipal level may participate in the proceedings of the Municipal Council with non-voting rights.

(3) The mandate of Municipal Council members shall be for a term of two years.

(4) The mandate of a member of the Municipal Council shall be terminated in case of:

(a) Resignation;

(b) A non-confidence vote by the Municipal Assembly;

(c) Death.

In such cases s/he shall be substituted for following the procedure described in Article 19, paragraph (3).


Article 27 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) The UDF Municipal Council shall make and implement UDF policies within the territory of its municipality in accordance with the UDF programme and statutes and the decisions of higher-level UDF structural units and authorities, and any rules attached to the Statutes. Its decisions shall be binding on UDF structural units, authorities and members within the territory of the municipality. The Municipal Council shall:

(a) Direct the political activity of clubs within the municipality;

(b) Resolve on issues of municipal significance and make proposals to the UDF Regional Council on issues of regional significance;

(c) Prepare and implement municipal political initiatives and participate in regional and national political initiatives;

(d) Implement political oversight over the activities of UDF representatives in local government;

(e) Organise and direct election campaigns within the territory of the municipality;

(f) Adopt opinions concerning decisions of UDF clubs;

(g) Set up UDF municipal election headquarters, and standing and ad hoc committees;

(h) Exercise other authorities within the framework of these Statutes.

(2) Regular meetings of the Municipal Council shall be held at least six times per year. Extraordinary meetings shall be convened by the chairperson or upon a request made by one-third of its members with voting rights within one week of receipt of such request. A Municipal Council meeting may also be convened by any higher-level authority of the UDF, and by the UDF Secretary General.


Article 28 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) Each Municipal Council of the UDF shall develop and adopt a programme for the development of clubs within the municipality.

(2) Such municipal programmes shall include:

(a) Number of clubs in the municipality;

(b) Name of each club, indicating its type.

(3) The programme for the development of clubs within the municipality shall be adopted under a decision of the Municipal Council and shall be approved by the Secretary General.

Article 29 /As amended on 8 April 2006/  At least three times per year, municipal meetings shall be held to discuss topical issues of local and/or national significance.

Article 30 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) The UDF Municipal Assembly shall elect a chairperson and deputy chairpersons.

(2) If such deputy chairpersons have been elected to serve as members on the Municipal Council, their place on the Municipal Council shall be taken by the individual who has gained the next highest number of votes.

(3) Upon a proposal made by the municipal chairperson, the Municipal Council shall approve a secretary.

(4) The chairperson shall represent the UDF municipal organisation, convene and chair meetings of the Municipal Council. Each of the deputy chairpersons or the secretary shall serve as his/her substitutes in his/her absence or for the purposes of tasks specified by him/her. The Municipal Council secretary shall be responsible for documentation, financial reporting and the assets of the municipal organisation of the UDF.

(5) The mandate of a chairperson, deputy chairperson and that of a secretary shall be terminated following the procedure specified in Article 11 or Article 19 (6), as the case may be.


Article 31 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) UDF clubs shall be set up in accordance with the programme adopted following the procedure described in Article 28. Their members shall elect a chairperson and a secretary for a term of two years.

(2) Both members of the UDF and adherents shall participate in UDF clubs with equal rights. Only UDF members shall be eligible for election to the office of chairperson or secretary of a UDF club.

Article 32 /As amended on 8 April 2006/

(1) Where municipal centres are subdivided administratively into districts, district structural units of the UDF shall be set up. The rules for UDF municipal structural units and authorities shall apply mutatis mutandis to district structural units and authorities of the UDF.

(2) On the territories of the municipalities of Plovdiv and Varna, municipal councils shall be set up following the rules for setting up regional councils as described in Article 21, and the quota for representatives of district councils on a Municipal Council shall be 15 /fifteen/ people.

(3) The Regional Council of Sofia Metropolitan Area and the municipal councils of Plovdiv and Varna shall have the authorities of municipal councils as described in Article 27 and Article 28.