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Sunday, April 29, 2018
CMC Post-Election Era
Rusiripala Tennakoon
The Colombo Municipality has entered a new lease of life following the last election. The
city was under the administrative control of an appointed Commissioner
for a period of nearly two years following its dissolution in 2016. The new term is under the first Lady to be appointed as a Mayor.
As against a 60 Seats UNP all other parties share a total of 59 seats in a 119 seat council.
Despite the slender margin the affairs of the Council have shown a
smooth flow with the non-UNP members co-operating with the ruling party. Several members emphasized the need for a united term of office with no frictions for the well-being of the city population. After
a long spell of dormancy in the field of implementing policy decisions,
the city needs a concerted approach to deal with a multitude of
problems faced by the public delayed for want of new policy directions. It is therefore a welcome move by the councilors to work in a dedicated manner to achieve this objective.
The political composition of the council is as follows:
The new leadership is over burdened with several routine issues arisen
due to the increase in the number of councilors to 119 and right now
their involvement is mostly on mundane affairs to provide the required
facilities. As
this is the beginning of the term of office the Council will have to
plan out the strategies to deal with matters requiring time for
formulation of policies on broader issues concerning the enhancement of
services and city facilities. Where
the Council has to get expert recommendation based on research and
survey such matters will have to be addressed immediately to provide
sufficient time for the determinations and conclusion.
The Council members have a responsibility to address these issues in a
constructive manner to deliver the best result for the people. With
this in view and as an indication of the co-operation towards such an
objective, the UPFA members have submitted some motions to the General
Meeting of the Council as a start.
In formulating these attention was paid to areas where studies and
surveys have to precede the policy formulation and the chosen areas are
related to burning issues causing hardships to the public in general.
Notice has been given on four Motions to be taken up :
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