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Bogotá City Council
[REDACTED] Coat of arms
Type
TypeUnicameral
Leadership
PresidentCarlos Fernando Galán Pachon, Bogota For the People
First deputy-PresidentYefer Yesid Vega Bobadilla, Radical Change
Second deputy-PresidentLuis Carlos Leal Angarita, Green Alliance
Structure
Seats
Political groups  Green Alliance (12)

  Liberal (7)
  Democratic Center (5)
  Radical Change (4)
  PDA (4)
  Progressive Movement (4)
  Bogota for the People (3)
  Conservative (2)
  Fair and Free Colombia (2)
  MIRA (1)

  Social Party of National Unity (1)
Committees
  • Development Plan
  • Budget and Public Treasury
  • Government
  • Plenary Session
Elections
Voting systemPlurality, except for the cases that according to the law require Supermajority. There is no secret ballot system.
Last electionBogotá local government elections, 2015
Next electionBogotá local government elections, 2019
Website
concejodebogota.gov.co

The Bogotá City Council is the highest Political and second highest Administrative Authority of Bogotá, Colombia. It is the only city council in the country which has 45 Councillors, since the limit for all other city councils is 21 Councillors. The Bogotá City Council, along with the Principal Mayor, is responsible for the city administration. The Councillors are elected by popular vote for a 4 years term, and they can be re-elected.

Functions

The council is responsible for, among other tasks, performing political control of the Capital District's government and studying the Agreement (local regulation) projects. Moreover, the council issues regulations to promote the integral development of the city and its inhabitants.

Political watchdog

There is an initiative called Council How It Goes (Spanish: Concejo Cómo Vamos), which is in charge of doing political watchdog journalism in relation to the activities of the Bogotá City Council. This initiative is sponsored by the Corona multinational (Colombia), the El Tiempo Publishing House (CEET), the Pontifical Xavierian University and the Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá. The Council How it Goes initiative produces reports that are published online, on the El Tiempo newspaper and on the Citytv Bogotá local television channel.

References

  1. Bogotá City Council (23 December 2008). "Agreement No. 348 of 2008" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Registraduría Nacional del Estado Civil. "Elección de autoridades locales" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Concejo de Bogotá. "Corporación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. Bogotá Cómo Vamos. "Concejo Cómo Vamos" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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