Art. 22 Municipal Act (GG) - Jurisdiction According to Law a) Mandatory Elections and Referendums
Art. 22 GG · Jurisdiction According to Law a) Mandatory Elections and Referendums
1. The citizenship elects the chairperson and the members of the council as well as the members of the audit commission.
2. The municipal code may provide for the election of the head of a department or division by the citizenship.
2bis In municipalities where more than one council member is employed full-time, the municipal code may provide for the election of the chairperson of the council from among its members.
2ter If a municipality provides for the election from among the council pursuant to paragraph 2bis of this provision
a) the heads of a department or division to be elected by the citizenship are also elected from among the council members;
b) the decisive majority for the council members, the chairperson of the council, as well as the heads of a department or division to be elected by the citizenship, is determined separately;
c) a person is considered elected as chairperson of the council or a department or division only if they are simultaneously elected as a council member or are already a council member in a by-election.
3. The citizenship decides on
a) the municipal code;
b) the annual financial statement;
c)* budget and tax rate;
d) one-time or new recurring expenditures exceeding at least ten years, which surpass the amount set in the municipal code. Expenditures also include loans and participations if security and yield do not comply with generally accepted commercial principles, as well as sureties and guarantees;
e) membership in municipal associations and purpose associations;
f) initiative requests;
g) matters in accordance with the municipal code or special legislation.