Article 67 activated in the Fes–Meknes region: procedure to dismiss elected officials for absence from municipal council sessions

El Hajeb – Des sources médiatiques indiquent que plusieurs administrations territoriales dans les provinces de la région Fès-Meknès ont entamé l’application des dispositions de l’article 67 de la loi organique n°113.14 relative aux communes. Cette démarche se traduit par l’inscription des noms d’élus communaux absents aux sessions des conseils dans l’ordre du jour de sessions extraordinaires afin d’examiner la procédure de leur révocation.

El Hajeb – Media sources indicate that several territorial administrations in the provinces of the Fes–Meknes region have begun implementing the provisions of Article 67 of Organic Law No. 113.14 relating to municipalities. This step involves placing the names of municipal council members who have been absent from council sessions on the agenda of extraordinary meetings to examine procedures for their dismissal.

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Selon les mêmes informations, cette mesure intervient dans le cadre de l’application de directives antérieures émanant des services centraux du ministère de l’Intérieur, appelant à établir des listes des elected officials who have been absent for long periods from council sessions without acceptable justification, after several cases affected the legal quorum required to hold some meetings.

According to the same information, the measure follows earlier directives issued by the central services of the Ministry of the Interior calling for the identification of elected officials who have been absent for long periods from council sessions without acceptable justification, after several cases affected the legal quorum required to hold certain meetings.

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Les mêmes sources évoquent notamment un cas enregistré au niveau de la commune de Sebt Ait Rahhou dans la province d’El Hajeb, où un point concernant la révocation de huit members of the municipal council was included in the agenda due to repeated absences. Two additional items concern the approval of the dismissal of the council secretary and the election of a new replacement during an extraordinary session.

The same sources mention a case recorded in the commune of Sebt Ait Rahhou in El Hajeb province, where an item related to the dismissal of eight municipal council members was included on the agenda due to repeated absences. Two additional items concern the approval of the dismissal of the council secretary and the election of a new replacement during an extraordinary session.

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L’article 67 de la loi organique n°113.14 relative aux communes impose la présence des membres aux sessions des conseils. Il prévoit la révocation de plein droit de tout membre absent sans justification valable à trois sessions consécutives ou à cinq sessions non consécutives au cours de la même année, la constatation de cette révocation devant être effectuée par le conseil conformément aux procédures légales en vigueur.

Article 67 of Organic Law No. 113.14 relating to municipalities requires council members to attend council sessions. It stipulates the automatic dismissal of any member absent without valid justification from three consecutive sessions or five non-consecutive sessions within the same year, with the dismissal formally recorded by the council according to the applicable legal procedures.

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Les informations disponibles indiquent également que les autorités locales avaient auparavant appelé à la préparation de dossiers détaillés concernant les élus absents, comprenant la nature des absences et les justifications fournies. Les documents soumis, y compris les medical certificates, have been subject to verification and review.

Available information also indicates that local authorities had earlier called for the preparation of detailed files concerning absent elected officials, including the nature of their absences and the justifications provided. The submitted documents, including medical certificates, have been subject to verification and review.

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Cette initiative intervient dans un contexte de débat continu sur la régularité des sessions des conseils communaux et sur la nécessité d’assurer le bon fonctionnement des travaux des collectivités territoriales dans plusieurs communes.

This initiative comes amid ongoing discussions about the regularity of municipal council sessions and the need to ensure the proper functioning of local governance bodies across several municipalities.

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Source : Fès News Media

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