The City Assembly of the City of Zagreb (Croatian: Gradska skupština Grada Zagreba, short: GSGZ) is the lawmaking body of the Croatian capital of Zagreb. It consists of 47 members who were elected by universal suffrage and secret ballot at 2021 elections for a term of four years. The assembly meets at the Old City Hall, close to the St. Mark's Square. This representative body passes acts within the self-governing scope of the City of Zagreb and performs other duties in accordance with the state laws and its own Statute. The assembly serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model.[3] It has 24 permanent and occasional working bodies with oversight of various functions of the city government.
City Assembly of the City of Zagreb Gradska skupština Grada Zagreba | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Deputy Presidents | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 48[2] |
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Political groups | Government (26)
Supported by (2) Opposition (20) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 16 May 2021 |
Next election | 2025 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Old City Hall | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Assembly members
editThe assembly comprises 51 members elected in a general, free, secret and direct ballot by the citizens of Zagreb according to the principle of proportional representation. Elections take place every four years – at the same time as for the Mayor. According to the article 49 of the Statute of the City of Zagreb, "councilors perform they duty honorarily and do not receive a salary" but are entitled to compensation so according to the Decision on the Regular Financing of the Parties, male representatives annually receive around 56,000 kunas (cca. €7,545), and female representatives 62,000 kunas (cca. €8,355). However, this money is paid to the representatives' special giro account and can only be spent on the program of a political party or as a charitable donation. In addition, each of the 51 representatives receives 1,200 kunas (cca. €160) per month for work at the Assembly, regardless of whether they have attended Assembly meeting or not, and around 1,250 kunas (cca. €170) for the work in assembly committees (each representative is member of at least one committee).[4][5]
Parties with at least three AM's or at least three independent AM's can form a councilors' club in order to organize and participate in the debates and committees of the assembly. City councilors of two or more political parties and independents are allowed to form a joint club. Others are part of the mixed group.[6]
Organizational structure
editAssembly is headed by a president and four deputy presidents who form the Presidency of the Assembly. The Secretariat of the Assembly is the professional Assembly service.
Permanent working bodies of the City Assembly are:[citation needed]
- Credentials Committee;
- Election and Appointment Committee;
- Statute, Rules of Procedure and Regulations Committee;
- Town, Street and Square Naming Committee;
- Economic Development Committee;
- Finance Committee;
- Utilities Management Committee;
- Physical Planning Committee;
- Committee for Environmental Protection;
- Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Committee;
- Healthcare Committee;
- Social Welfare Committee;
- Education and Sports Committee;
- Culture Committee;
- Youth Committee;
- Intercity and International Cooperation Committee;
- Local Government Committee;
- Petitions and Appeals Committee.
Political structure
editThe political groups represented in the Assembly (as of June 2021):[2]
| Groups | No. of members per group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Green–Left | 23 / 47
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| HDZ | 6 / 47
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| DP | 5 / 47
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| BM365 | 5 / 47
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| SDP | 5 / 47
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| Most | 3 / 47
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| Source:[7] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "KONSTITUIRAJUĆA SJEDNICA GRADSKE SKUPŠTINE GRADA ZAGREBA 2021". www.skupstina.zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Gradska skupština Grada Zagreba. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Klubovi" [Clubs]. www.skupstina.zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Zagreb City Assembly. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Radna tijela – Gradska skupština Grada Zagreba" (in Croatian). Zagreb City Assembly. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
- ^ "Neki gradski zastupnici zaradili i 25.000 kn, a nisu ni progovorili". vecernji.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ IT, APIS. "Službeni glasnik Grada Zagreba". www1.zagreb.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ IT, APIS. "Službeni glasnik Grada Zagreba". www1.zagreb.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "XXI. Grad Zagreb" (PDF). Informacija o izborima članova predstavničkih tijela jedinica lokalne i područne (regionalne) samouprave i općinskih načelnika, gradonačelnika i župana te njihovih zamjenika-2021. State Election Committee of the Republic of Croatia. Retrieved 27 June 2021.