French General Code of Local Authorities
In forceMetropolises, urban communities, conurbation communities and communities of communes are administered by a deliberative body composed of representatives of the member communes appointed under the conditions provided for in Title V of Book I of the Electoral Code.
After the general renewal of the municipal councils, the deliberative body meets no later than the Friday of the fourth week following the election of the mayors.
At the first meeting of the deliberative body, immediately after the election of the president, vice-presidents and other members of the bureau, the president reads out the charter for local elected representatives provided for in Article L. 1111-1-1. The president provides the community councillors with a copy of the charter for locally elected representatives and of the provisions of sub-section 1 of section 2 of chapter IV of this title in the communities of communes, of section 3 of chapter VI of this title in the agglomeration communities, of sub-section 4 of section 2 of chapter V of this title in the urban communities and metropolises, as well as of the articles referred to in these provisions.
When a municipality has only one community councillor, the municipal councillor called upon to replace him/her in application of article L. 273-10 or I of article L. 273-12 acts as substitute community councillor and may participate with voting rights in meetings of the deliberative body in the absence of the full councillor, provided that the latter has notified the president of the public body. The deputy councillor receives notices of meetings of the decision-making body, as well as the documents attached to them. Article L. 273-5 of the Electoral Code applies to the substitute community councillor.
