A Board Member is a member of the local government council.
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United Kingdom
All local authorities in the UK are overseen by elected board members. These include:
- the unity authority
- regional councils and district councils
- parish council, city and community
- The General Council of London (where council members are known as councilors and boards)
According to True Form Debrett the English title "Members of the Council" (often abbreviated as 'Cllr') applies only to elected members of city, district or district councils. However, there is no legal basis for this limitation and in practice the title is applied to all board members at all levels of local government. If necessary, parish and county councils are distinguished by the use of a more complete degree such as "city council" or "board member". The title precedes the rank of the holder or other title, as in Cllr Dr Jenny Smith or Cllr Sir Ricky Taing, and for the woman precedes their marital status title, as in Cllr Mrs Joan Smith. The youth council members are known only as Youth Counselors.
Council members are usually elected as members of a political party or as independent. The Council may also co-opt unelected councilors to fill vacancies in a council in which insufficient candidates have been running for election, although in practice it is rarely outside the parish council. Once elected, they are intended to represent all residents under all authority, not just those who elect them or only those in the district or neighborhood they choose. They are bound by a code of ethics upheld by the standard board.
In 2007, the age limit for board members fell to 18, which led to young people standing up.
Youth Council members are also elected in local areas such as the British Youth Council, a youth council on a national scale for the Dartford Youth Council, a youth council for a particular region.
Remuneration
Most board members are not full-time professionals.
In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the largest districts, unity authorities or local councils pay them basic allowances and unpaid expenses. In addition, special liability allowances are paid to board members who perform more senior duties. Basic allowances and special responsibility allowances are theoretically paid to compensate board members for the time spent on board duties and are classified as salary for tax purposes. Parishes, municipalities or community council members may, since the 2000 Local Government Act, be paid for their services, but most do so voluntarily.
In Scotland, since 2007, board members have earned a salary of £ 15,000, compared to a series of benefits. These are often filled with special responsibility allowances.
Local government
The London Assembly is considered, not as a local authority, but as a regional devolutionary assembly and its members are referred to as Members of the Assembly, not members of the council.
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United States
Board members , councilors/city councilors , board members , or board members are degree for board members used in the United States.
In particular, titles are used in the following cases:
- City council or city council that does not use the title of city council member
- District Council of Columbia
Philippines
Under Philippine Republic Law no. 7160 (otherwise known as Local Government Code 1991), a member of the board is a member of the local council which is the legislative body of a local government unit. They are often referred to as "Sanggunian Members" because the official appointment of city council, city and province is an equivalent term in the Filipino language (used even when speaking or writing in English): Sanggunian Bayan, Sanggunian Panglunod and Sanggunian Panlalawigan, respectively. [1]
Finnish
This is about the rank of honor, not the elected office.
In Finland the council ( neuvos ) is the highest honors that can be awarded by the President of Finland. There are several ranks of board members and they have existed since the Russian Regime. Some examples from different board members in Finland are as follows:
- Member of the State Council : the highest class of honors; awarded to successful statesman
- Mining Advisor/Trade Advisor/Industry Council/Economic Council : awarded to leading industry leaders in various economic fields
- Members of the Parliamentary Council : awarded to successful statesman
- Office Advisor : awarded to leading university leaders
- Members of the Cultural Council/Theater Advisor/Film Advisor : awarded to leading cultural figures
- Member Council : awarded to successful officials in local government
Turkish
Two types of council members are elected in local elections held every five years in Turkey. These include 1,251 provincial councils and 20,500 council members. The municipal councilors serve in the 1,351 district councils and 30 Turkish metropolitan municipalities, while the provincial councils serve on the provincial general council (? L Genel Meclisi) .
Other countries
In Australia, Bahamas, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Botswana, Trinidad and Tobago and other parts of the Commonwealth, as well as in the Republic of Ireland, a board member of the or council elected at the local government council.
In the Netherlands, members of the municipal council are called gemeenteraadslid or raadslid . A person of this group chosen to serve in the city executive is called more , which is usually translated as 'city councilor' or 'board member'. The Dutch word for the mayor is burgemeester . This is expressed in English as "mayor" or "burgomaster ". The city executive is called collectively as College van Burgemeester en Wethouders.
In Belgium, a member of the city council is called gemeenteraadslid in Dutch, and Conseiller Communal in French. A person of this group chosen to serve in the city executive is called schepen in Dutch or ÃÆ' Â © chevin in French. This is usually translated as "municipal councilor" or "board member" in English. Urban executives are referred to collectively as College Collèmes de Schepenen Collège du Bourgmestre et Echevins .
In Luxembourg, a ÃÆ'Â © chevin (Luxembourg: i span lang = "lb"> SchÃÆ'¤ffe , German: SchÃÆ'¶ffe ) is a member of the Luxembourg commune administration.
In Hong Kong, members of the district council are also referred to as council members. Before 1999 the district council was known as the district council, after the abolition of the city council (UrbCo and RegCo) in December of that year. In addition, legislative council members are also referred to as board members. From 1996 to 1998, the Legislative Assembly was known as the "Provisional Legislative Council", following the temporary legislative dissolution in July 1998.
In Norway, members of the municipal council, kommunestyret , are referred to as kommunestyrerepresentant in Norway. The Norwegian word for the mayor is ordfÃÆ'¸rer .
References
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