ANGHEL MIRCEA
BADEA ION
CALINA GEORGE CRISTIAN
CIOROIANU TITU
CUMPANASU TEODOR
GIURCA VASILICA
MACESANU ALEXANDRU
NEDELCU PETRE MIHAIL
ONCICA IONUT CLAUDIU
ROTUNJANU MARIAN
STANICA FLORIN
TECU DANIEL IONUT
VASILE ADRIAN IONUT

ART. 129
The duties of the local council
(1) The local council has the initiative and decides, under the conditions of the law, on all matters of
local interest, except for those which are assigned by law to the competence of other authorities of
local or central public administration.
(2) The local council exercises the following categories of duties:
a) duties regarding the administrative-territorial unit, its own organization, as well as
the organization and functioning of the mayor’s specialized apparatus, of public institutions
of local interest and of companies and autonomous utilities of local interest;
b) duties regarding the economic, social and environmental development of the commune, town or
municipality;
c) duties regarding the administration of the public and private domain of the commune, town or
municipality;
d) duties regarding the management of services of local interest;
e) duties regarding interinstitutional cooperation at national and international level.
(3) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter a), the local council:
a) approves the statute of the commune, town or municipality, as well as the regulation of
organization and functioning of the local council; by order of the relevant minister an
indicative model of the statute of the administrative-territorial unit is approved, as well as an indicative model
of the regulation of organization and functioning of the local council;
b) elects the deputy mayor/deputy mayors, from among the local councillors, at the proposal of the mayor
or of the local councillors, under the conditions of art. 152 para. (2);
c) approves, under the conditions of the law, at the proposal of the mayor, the establishment, organization and staffing
of the mayor’s specialized apparatus, of public institutions of local interest,
the reorganization and staffing of autonomous utilities of local interest, as well as
the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of companies of local interest and their staffing;
d) exercises, in the name of the administrative-territorial unit, all the rights and obligations
corresponding to the participations held in companies or autonomous utilities, under the conditions of the law;
e) decides on the establishment or reorganization of institutions, public services, companies and autonomous
utilities, under the conditions of the law.
(4) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter b), the local council:
a) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the budget of the administrative-territorial unit, budget reallocations,
the use of the budget reserve and the closing account of the budget execution;
b) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the contracting and/or guaranteeing of loans,
as well as the contracting of local public debt through the issuance of securities, in
the name of the administrative-territorial unit, under the conditions of the law;
c) establishes and approves local taxes and duties, under the conditions of the law;
d) approves, at the proposal of the mayor, the technical-economic documentation for investment works
of local interest, under the conditions of the law;
e) approves strategies regarding the economic, social and environmental development of the administrative-territorial unit;
f) ensures a favorable environment for the establishment and/or development of businesses, including by
capitalizing on existing assets, as well as by making new investments that
contribute to the fulfillment of regional and local economic development programs;
g) ensures the execution of works and takes the necessary measures for implementation and compliance with
the provisions of the commitments assumed by Romania as a member state of the European Union
in the field of environmental protection and water management for the services provided
to citizens.
(5) If the budget of the administrative-territorial unit, provided at para. (4) letter a), cannot be
adopted after two consecutive meetings, held at an interval of no more than 7 days,
activity shall be carried out based on the previous year’s budget until the adoption of the new
budget, but no later than 45 days from the date of publication of the state budget law in
the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.
(6) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter c), the local council:
a) decides on the administration, concession, lease or free use
of public property assets of the commune, town or municipality, as the case may be,
as well as of public services of local interest, under the conditions of the law;
b) decides on the sale, administration, concession, free use
or lease of privately owned assets of the commune, town or municipality, as the case may be,
under the conditions of the law;
c) endorses or approves, under the conditions of the law, territorial planning and
urban planning documentation of localities;
d) assigns or changes, under the conditions of the law, names of streets, squares and any other
objectives of local public interest.
(7) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter d), the local council ensures, according to
its competence and under the conditions of the law, the necessary framework for providing public services of
local interest regarding:
a) education;
b) social services for the protection of children, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, the family and other persons or groups in social need;
c) health;
d) culture;
e) youth;
f) sports;
g) public order;
h) emergency situations;
i) environmental protection and restoration;
j) conservation, restoration and enhancement of historical and architectural monuments,
parks, public gardens and natural reserves;
k) urban development;
l) population records;
m) bridges and public roads;
n) community public utility services of local interest;
o) mountain rescue, lifeguard and first aid emergency services;
p) social-community administration activities;
q) social housing and other housing units owned by the administrative-territorial unit
or under its administration;
r) capitalization, in the interest of the local community, of natural resources within the area
of the administrative-territorial unit;
s) other public services of local interest established by law.
(8) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter d), the local council:
a) supports, under the conditions of the law, the activity of religious denominations;
b) approves the construction of social housing, the criteria for allocating social housing
and housing utilities owned or administered by it.
(9) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letter e), the local council:
a) decides, under the conditions of the law, cooperation or association with Romanian or foreign legal entities,
for the purpose of financing and jointly carrying out actions, works, services or
projects of local public interest;
b) decides, under the conditions of the law, the twinning of the commune, town or municipality with administrative-territorial units from other countries;
c) decides, under the conditions of the law, cooperation or association with other administrative-territorial units in the country or abroad, as well as joining national and
international associations of local public administration authorities, in order to promote common interests.
(10) In exercising the duties provided at para. (2) letters a), b) and d), the local council:
a) may ensure, in whole or in part, with the consent of the holder of the ownership right or of
the administration right, the works and funds necessary for the rehabilitation, equipment and
operation of buildings in which authorities or public institutions operate whose activity is of local interest. Assets acquired for equipment remain in
the ownership of the administrative-territorial unit;
b) may ensure, in whole or in part, with the consent of the institution or public authority holding the
ownership or administration right, works for arrangement, equipment and maintenance of
buildings or land belonging to the public or private property of the state, for the purpose of
increasing the tourist attractiveness of the administrative-territorial unit, provided that,
through the expressed consent, the right holder allows public access to the improved spaces
for a minimum period of 5 years. Assets acquired for equipment remain
in the ownership of the administrative-territorial unit.
(11) For the fulfillment of the duties provided at para. (2), the local council may request
information and reports from the mayor, deputy mayor and from the heads of bodies providing
public and utility services of local interest.
(12) The local council decides on granting bonuses and other facilities, according to the law,
to the staff employed within the mayor’s specialized apparatus and public services
of local interest.
(13) The local council may grant Romanian or foreign individuals with special merits
the title of honorary citizen of the commune, town or municipality, based on its own
regulation. This regulation also establishes the conditions for withdrawing the granted title.
This regulation may be an integral part of the statute of the administrative-territorial unit.
(14) The local council performs any other duties, in all areas of local interest, except those expressly assigned to the competence of other public authorities, as well as any
other duties established by law.

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