About the municipal council
The municipal council is the highest governing body within the municipality. The council sets the general outlines for what happens in our municipality. It represents the interests of residents, businesses, and institutions. The municipal council consists of 19 representatives of the public. These council members are elected directly by the municipality’s residents every four years. The municipal council has 3 main responsibilities:
- Representative body
- Context creating body
- Monitoring body
Seat distribution on the council
| Party | Number of seats |
|---|---|
| FD Partij Beneden-Leeuwen | 4 |
| F.D. Dreumel | 3 |
| F.D. Maasdorpen | 3 |
| VVD | 2 |
| Social Maas and Waal | 2 |
| CDA | 2 |
| F.D. Wamel | 2 |
| F.D. Boven-Leeuwen | 1 |
Party supporters
Political groups may employ group staff members. These are individuals—other than council members—who, at the request of a political group, provide support to the group’s members and who have been nominated by the political groups to the municipal council for appointment to that position.
Presidium
The Presidium consists of the party group chairs of the political groups municipal council on the municipal council and the deputy party group chair of the Federatie Dorpslijsten West Maas en Waal political group. The Presidium’s meetings are held on the Tuesday preceding the council meeting. Among other things, the Presidium drafts the agendas for the roundtable discussions and the (advisory) council meetings. The meetings are open to the public. The Presidium also makes recommendations to the municipal council the organization of the council’s work, its meetings, and roundtable discussions.