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Administration
So that the Council will exercise in practice its decisions, it needs a number of employees as provided by Act XV 1993.
The council’s administration is run by the Executive Secretary who is the executive, administrative and financial head of the Council.
Without prejudice to any provision of the Local Councils’ Act, the Secretary shall:-
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Issue all notices, prepare the agenda in consultation with the Mayor and attend all meetings;
- Draw up the minutes of the Council and committee meetings
- Submit a detailed annual administrative report to the Mayor
- Cause to be submitted to the council estimates of the income and expenditure of the council during the next following financial year.
- Carry out any other duties that may be detailed or delegated to him by the Mayor or by the Council.
According to the Act XV 1993, the Local Council may appoint such other employees as the Council thinks necessary for the efficient discharge of the functions of the Council so however that a council may not employ more than one person per two thousand and five hundred residents.
In case of the San Lawrenz Local Council, the Executive Secretary is Mrs Lucienne Haber. The first secretary of San Lawrenz was Mr Emanuel Grima and served as a Secretary from 1st June 1994 to 26th August 1994.
Mrs Haber has been appointed as a Secretary as from 27th August 1994 to present date.
To help the Secretary in her daily running, the council appointed Mrs Carmen Micallef as a part-time clerk. She has been working with the San Lawrenz Local Council. Since 1st December 1995 she also serves as a librarian in the Council’s public library.
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