The first meeting of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) in its 7th session was held on Monday morning, under the chairpersonship of Mohamed bin Hammoud Al Shafi, the council’s eldest member. Al Shafi delivered a speech in which he welcomed the members of the council, wishing success for the council in continuing to perform its duty in serving the country and citizens and advancing municipal work under the wise leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

Members of the council took the legal oath and then voted to choose a president and a vice-president for the council. The vote-counting process resulted in the victory of member Mohammad bin Ali Al Athba as the president of CMC for this session and member Mubarak bin Fraish Al Salem as the vice president.

In a statement after his election as president of the Central Municipal Council in its current session, Mohammad bin Ali Al Athba affirmed that there are many topics that will be discussed during this session in light of the country’s hosting of the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha and other major events, stressing his determination as well as his fellow members, to exert more efforts to continue the march of the council and consolidate the principles and concepts of municipal work to go alongside the governmental bodies and other institutions in the country.

Al Athba highlighted the keenness of all members to perform the tasks and responsibilities entrusted to them with sincerity and loyalty to move forward towards advancing municipal work and expressing the needs and requirements of citizens.

In the same context, the vice president of CMC Mubarak bin Fraish Al Salem confirmed the council’s continuation in following up on its previous efforts and expressing the hopes and aspirations of citizens in cooperation with the Ministry of Municipality and the competent authorities, indicating that the council has a lot of work ahead of it, whether in forming committees or in terms of achieving the aspirations and requests of citizens in light of the state’s hosting of many major events.

The council consists of representatives from 29 constituencies covering all areas of the country. It aims to work with the means available on the progress of the country in the field of municipal affairs and has the powers to monitor the implementation of laws, resolutions, and regulations relating to the powers and competencies of the Ministry of Municipality and the Central Municipal Council, including the affairs of building regulation, land planning, roads, shops, industrial, public and other regulations.

Source: Qatar News Agency