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Proc No 87 1997 Addis Ababa City Government Charter PDF
Proc No 87 1997 Addis Ababa City Government Charter PDF
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h'P;f ck1'cft/Ii1f1ti1 ~.~, Proclamation No. 87/1997
fhJti\ "OCth+"? ODi\+,«;1:C
:Fe+c "'P;f 1~ ifIf Addis Ababa City Government Charter
Proclamation Page 613
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PARTFIVE
n CJ:A h 9" il""
. Woreda and Kebele Admjnjstrations
ill\lDlJ;'1<tOlbhh+J;f.C 15. Organs of Woreda Administration
I'
fOJ~.c; 9'"hC o.-r "Ilft-r ok'1'C hG' f""l~OA1' he!) 2) The number of members of a W oreda Council shall not
f""l11'" ~lftjA:: exceed 70 and not be less than 30.
I~' fOJ~.c; 9'"hC o.-r FAIlJ1C,' "'''lIlC 17. Powers and Duties ofWoreda Council
fOJ~.c; 9'"hC o.-r f"7..h"'~-r FAIlJ1tj "'11l~:f 1) A Woreda Council shall have the powers and duties to:
Ii'
~'i~:J'A; (a) elect the Administrator, the Deputy Adminis-
u) f(JJ~.c;0J01 "h.,..c;.c;tt 9'"h-rA "h.,..c;.c;ttj. trator and Secretary of the Woreda as well as
~du'. "1 .'l 0.9'" f F t- "hL~ "7.. \1"7..of: "11ft members of the Executive Committee;
-r1 ~ooCIlJA; (b) formulate the social and economic plans of the
t\) f(JJ~.c;0J01 f""l"lOt-'etj f"-\1'i"7.. A""I-r 1:'- Woreda, and, upon approval by th~ council of the
~At Oh.,.""IOJo ooh.,..c;.(-C 9'"hc o.-r l1.~.(- City Government, direct and supervise the im-
plementation of same;
:'-9'" "L~~oo-1 OOft~~-r ~oot-At ~"'llJm
(c) identify revenue sources of the woreda and
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prepare its budget, and submit same to the
th) fOJ~.c;0J01 "h.,..c;1.C f10. 9'"11iJ.b~mok""lAt
t\h.,.ill/OJo ooh.,.J;.(-C nill/:"~' council of the City Government for approval;
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(d) establish standing and ad hoc committees as it
il9'" Ih~f..-j>A;
deems necessary to accomplish its work.
00) t\Ft-OJo "hLft1. flf~ A~ A~ 'k"7..tj1.H.I'e
(e) adopt its own rules of procedure.
\1"7..of:9':f1 l'kok""l A;
ooootl IOJ 2) The Woreda Council shall be accountable to residents
IP) ft 1 fOJo(\'1' 1.1iltj f"IPt-C
of the Woreda and to the Council of the Addis Ababa
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City Government.
I, fOJ~.c; 9'"hC n.-r "'mt~-I: t\(JJ~~ar Jt1filtj
18. Meetings ofWoreda Council
t\".'lh "011 h.,.""1 ooh.,..c;.(-C 9'"hC 0 f,lftjA::
!:S. ltt\OJ~.c; 9'"hC o.-r ilil('all 1) Regular meetings of a Woreda council shall be held
once every three months.
Ii' fOJl.c; 9'"hC o.-r O!'?O~ hil"l1 OY'il-r (JJC"1,(-
2) Extra-ordinary meetings of the Council may be called
1.11.~1.~;JA:: by the decision of the Woreda Administrator or at the
O(JJ~.c;(J)«"h.,..c;.c;t l1.OJ('a1 (JJ~'r h'1""11i Oftf.
I' request of more than half of the members of the
f"7..lf~ f F (,. "ilL~ "7.. \1"7..of:(J)«OJ~9'" f9'"hC Executive Committee or that of the Council.
0.-1: "Ilft-r l1.m~ok "h:f\\~ il1ll11l ~mt-A:: 19. Woreda Executive Committee
111' ilt\ (JJ~.c;F t- "ilL~ "7.. \1"7..of:
I) The Woreda executive Committee shall be an organ
OIJ.\1"7..-t hOJ~J;(J)«9'"h C o.-r
Ii' f (JJ~.c;F t- "ilL~ consisting of members to be elected from among
11ft-r 00 '"' hA f"7..00 ~11\' "h .,..c;.c;t(J)«1t 9'"h -r A members of the Woreda Council the number of which
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"il.,..c;.c;tw.1tj R.hkW.1 tA9'"e;' 4!1't-:flD" h('a shall not be less tha,nseven and not more than thirteen
ll-r f""l11il h"Ft- Y'h'''' ffl/~Ot\1' hf1ft-r including the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator
f"7..1J-.O-r ",",A ~lftjA:: and the Secretary.
I' fOJ~.c; F t- "ilL~"7.. \1"7..of: "'mt ~-I: t\OJ~.c;w. 2) The Woreda Executive Committee shall be accoun-
9'"hC (l.-rtj t\h.,.""IOJ- ooi\.,..c;.(-C F t- "h6.~D7. table to the Woreda Council and to the Executive
\1"7..of:~,lftj A:: Committee of the City Government.
[. fOJ~.c; Ft- "ilL~"7.. \1"7..'1:f"7..h'f"~-r ?'tVlJ1C,' 3) The Woreda Executive Committee shall have the
"'''lIlC':f ~'i~:J'A; powers and duties to:
U) fh.,.""IOJ- ooil.,..c;.(-C 7'fLl1.9':f. 1.1 (1:f«; (a) ensure the implementation of pol!cies,
ooootl9'i- OOJ~.c;OJow.h'1' Ft- ftf. oo«f'ft:f regulations and directives of the City Govern-
w.1 1~;J"lIlJA; ment within the Woreda;
t\ fOJ~.c;W.1 f""l"lOt-'etj fh.\1'i"7.. AOIJ-r ~:,- (b) prepare and submit to the Woreda Council the
"i- "1.'lo.9'" fCD~.c;(J)«1qoo:t''e 01:-r "";J social and economic plans and annual budget of
"1':+ t\OJ~.c;(J)«9'"he o.-r I+CIlAt l1.L4''(-'r the Woreda, and implement same upon approval
OF t- ft~ f(J)«ftA; (c) maintain public order and peace of the Woreda;
th) fOJ~.c;0J01 :tt1fil~'1':J'tj 1."I1~-r ~milj>A; (d) conserve and develop the natural environment;
00) f.,.L'1'C' ",",110.1 ~milj>A. 1t\""IA;
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?;. 0 IDl.c; (J)o 9'"h C 11.+' 0P't. h lt4t~ oi \"I08J.:f:(J)oCj 6) Perfonn such other duties as may be assigned to 'him by
Ohlt+.c;.c;~m- f08J.l'1m.+1lbf\o"f -t..,llc:"f fhCjm- the Woreda Council, the Executive Committee and the
c;A:: Administrator.
l!' fh.ctil hOIl h+08J oolt-t.c;~c fh-t08J ~h 1'.c;r-"f 24. Municipal Court
CJ:C~ 0.+ OOlJ.h-tt\-+ 1'.c;r-"f I\~ f.';~'l.} P'A
1) The Municipal Court of the Addis Ababa City Govern-
ff}1 ~c:'llfJA;
ment shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the
u) f..,11l;r .)..';f::;';
following cases;
1\) f(1;r ~rl:r 1..c;f::;'; (a) construction cases;
tit) oolt-t.c;~'~ fOlJ.~ff}mt.:r:m-Cj P'Cq.} f08J.f (b) land holding cases;
ltf,.,:r:m-1 f1"l~! fm.C;I f.}9'*tJC.}I fhi} (c) cases related to activities regulated by the City
Iln. 1'0:1"' f08Jtl;J~ o..} h1A"lfto-r-"fC; Government such as trade, health, education,
00 1'1A 1'.c;f."f;
environmental protection and municipal
00) f.}t.~hCj lbf\o1' f1.111 00-tl\1\CJ: 1'4--r-"f:: servIces;
~. fh+08J ~h 1..';f."f e.:/o..} ntLtJ h1<1'7\ 10'{} (d) cases involving traffic and other petty offenses.
h 1<1'1\' (i) 00 IV l.} f08J.I'1mm- aN'); f 00 t;t1.li"t' 2) Decisions of the Municipal court on cases referred to in
,,(rCjA:: ,
sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be final.
r' fh'f'08J ~h 1..';f:"''' e.:c~' o..} h1.l~~.}C; hlVlrC 3) The Organization and procedures of the Municipal
Oh-t08Jm- oo{}-t.';Y:C f.111 ~tIJl'1C;A:: Court shall be as defined by Regul~tiOl~sof the City
~?i' fhlV~Cj ~'lr-tC;: 1'.';~ a)I}~ (1C~ Government.
fh.ctlt hOIl h-t08J oo{}-t.';~.C fhlV~Cj IVlr-t;;: 'J..';" 25. Labour Relations Board
tIJI}~ (1C~' f.c;~~.1' P'Aff}1: h1.l~~.}C; h~'I..C The provisions of the Labour Proclamation No. 42/1993
OhlV~Cj 1V/..-tC;:1'.c;~ hlfJ~ <k1'C ij~/ IiHif?i 0-t1.~1 shall apply with respect to the jurisdiction, organization and
1m- oo.J.'l''f ~t."'Of/A:: procedures of the Labour Relations Board of the Addis
~}. f001"'P'~' 1V/..-t7f"f hlt-t.c;1.C CJ:C~'o..} Ababa City Government.
26. Civil Service Tribunal
;>.. fh.ct{} hOIl h'f'08J oo{}-t.';~.C f001"lP"r IV/..-t
1,;''''''. hlt-t.c;1.C
e.:cy.' o..} Oh-t08Jm- oo{}-t.';~C I)
The Civil Service Tribunal of the Addis Ababa City
1'1.itA I'1c;i.{} f.1'0 oo~. l.} fOlJ.<I'C 0' 1\""1 f 00 {} Government shall have the power to hear and decide
-t.c;.f:~ 1 ~'lr"'1,;":;' ,)..';~ f08Jf'rCj footIJl'1,} P' A on civil service cases presented to it in accordance with
ff}1 ~(i llfJA:: the civil service Regulations of the City Government.
~. ft,.ct{} t,OIl h"'08J oo{}-t.';y..C fOO'}"lP'.} 1V/...f' 2) The organizaition and procedures of the Civil Service
7f""'. h{}-t.c;f.C e':C,f: 0...,. t,f.l~:~.}Cj hlJ.'t.C Tribunal of the Addis Ababa City Government shall be
Oh'f'08Jm- oo{}.f'.c;y:C f.'}fO ~tIJftCjA:: as defined by Regulations of the City Government.
27. Tax Appeal Commission
~~. f"l11C ~"lll~ 1'101J.'J'Ill}.
1) The Tax Appeal Commission of the Addis Ababa City
l!' fh.ctlt hOIl h"'OY oolt-t.c;y.'c f"l11C ~"'Il~ 1'10tJ.
Government shall have the power to, hear and decide
1'W}. Ohrf'OIJtIJ. oo{}.f'.c;Y.'C fOlJ.ftOl'1o- "l11C:':;'C;
on appeals against assessment of tax and duties of the
<l'll""Y' hIDI}1'11 I\~ fOlJ.<I'CO' ,e..,1l7f1''} fOtJfrrCj
City Government.
fooml'1,} P'An]'} ~(illfJA::
2) Decisions of the Commission on question of facts shall
~. .).WtlD- oe.:/.. ~'JC hchc 1\" fOlJ.ftmro- ro-I});
(Jl1P(,L1.l1i~(rC;A:: (r'i?" ",n"l tJchc I\f, fOlJ.ft be final; provided, ho~ever, tl)at decisions of the
commission relating to question of law shall be
miD' ro-I}); l\&of..I..I\' he.:-t;;: e.:cy: o.,}' O~"'Il~
appealable to the Federal High Court.
t\.cf>C11I\+ f,"Y'I\A::
,,..} nn,u'j! (HIP. Federal NegaritGazeta - No. 527'11July, I997-page 622
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f',,'Ub(D' t,Y.L~':(1:.).c; t,IJ.'I,.C nh.t-llI/(D. OD"',"P' 3) The. organization and procedures of the commis-
i~'
.f:C Y.,}'O ~aJOc;A:: sion shall be as defined by Regulations of the City
Government.
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28. Kebele Social Courts
/i' f<l.nl\. OY'~Ot.q~ r,;c,l-': O..r:.f. "19":r:fw- hoOC ?;~
f'}.nL:f.e; f1'}UoO ncnc.>7f'.'} rlll/f.).e; 1) Kebele Social Courts shall have jurisdiction over
tAnt\l1l
cases regarding property and money claims where
fUP(lJO'} 1'"A a)'} ~lf t.:PPA::
'}O.... the amount involved does not exceed Birr 500.
~, fcI'Ol\. llI/'H1t.q~ (t:C:.f: n,.} OflU t,'}"'~'
2) Decisions of a Kebele Social Court rendered
t, '}<"~' (/i) OD IJ.' I.')' flll/.OtH(D' CD-"'~ f ODb"),L i'f
pursuant to sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be
~IJ'("A::
final.
i~' f<,.nl\. llI/'Wt.LP.~C.f: O..r:.Y'hY.L,Cr.'}C; t,wl,.C
3) The organization and procedures of Kebele social
IH1'l'o,/CD'up"",',V,.f:C Y:HI ~aJO("A:: Courts~hall be as defined by ,Regulations of the
City Government.
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A f. A f. ".p,r:'Y' PART SEVEN
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a)'} ,r,(f I.lf'A: 1) The Addis Ababa city Government shall have the
0) . ntH'~llI/(D' fID ,..v,.r:C hAA CD'...'r Olll/,IJ.'';' power to levy and collect the follwoing taxes,
":JY..9)',y. A.~ flll//'JA f'}"I.r: ,h:r,:: duties and charges:
"1t\0'0
"NICe; f'ii.('6P.'C; lbh"'~'Jf ;,.tJ"':
(a) profit, sales and excise taxes imposed on
individual traders carrying out their busines-
t\) nh,,'llI/cD' flD""".V,J':C '1t\n,'}"'} P'C nlll/:1'r
fAllI/')' J':c:(1;.r:,)'. J\~ flll/.alA f'}"I,r: ')'Cr,:
ses with in the territory of Addis Ababa;
(b) profit, sales and exCise taxes imposed on
°NIC~' f'ii,('6f!>C; lbh"'~11 :,.tJ(\;
enterprises owned by the city Government;
(11) f&".\'o/,.&\ OD'}OI,..",:'}: fM':llI/,Y tJAJ\LP. OD'}"1
(c) income tax imposed on income from em-
p,.}'} 1,c; f(}t\9" l,<,.c,; Y:C'f:.r::;. .,.<,.aJt?J',)'..}
ployment excluding employees of the
"'~bL).9"C:nOO<"tnC Olll/,1~\ 10, J\~ flll/fl)A
Federal Government, the State of Oromia and
f'lI1. °N1C:
International Organizations;
OD) Oh,,'llI/co- uo"""P'.l'.'C hAA CD'...'r WIA '1t\n,
(d) taxes imposed on income derived from
,}.,.} o,.r:,y.e; l\.t\o',)'. 'HIL,r:,)'. nlll/:'~\
h"'.f'" private houses and other properties within the
'In, J\~ flll//'JA .'I.m:: territory of Addis Ababa;
IJ.') fh".oy (1;" tLt.~c; fh"'llI/ (V,. °NIC: (e) urban land rent and urban house tax;
, nh,,'llI/(D' uP"""P'J':C t,l1J\'} hlll/,OtH, &.:1'f.
I.) (f) fees relating to licenses issued by organs of
',f.e;. hh"'llI/ .,h h',Aolt\°-r:.Y. flll/.OD"f,l.b he,;! , the City Gove~l1mentand charges relating to
9)1:: municipal services;
0) ntJIAe; O'Hll.'} 1"'1,. llI/un/,.'} "'Y.t.'f:"'CD' (g) agricultural income tax imposed on in-
'(1ll1/..fch, 1 n/09)")" J\~ flll/f'} A f1,C'" P't. '1(1. dividual farmers and farmers incorporated
°l,oe; cooperative associations;
Ii) fY.'} LJ.0.}OODtH<"9" flll/.h&.A Co',flL'l;; (h) royalty for 4se of fore~t re~o~lrces.
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I' 1'''~A "-M hrl.oytIDh+~~ fitUJ h1+1\ 1o-11 2) The Addis Ababa City Government shall, in imposing
"".A" (i} -lPl+ ..,-oeCJ'+l1' f1.1'ACJ'htt:l9' taxes and duties and fixing charges pursuant to sub-
"f"t A.-It'} ftJh1-11P'1: 1\1+1\ !if f1'oot\h1: Article (1) of this Article, comply with the principles
+, f-HtC I\nttfJA ~etf9'";}"CJ'llt\;J-hll m-Uf.+ of taxation provided for in Article 100 of the Cons-
ftk+f-A-, .f..1..(,.I\4£ OO1"1P'+ f4-f8111 hll1'~ titution and the Provisions of tax harmonization
f.e h"~ -k1'C ,~/Ii1fifit h1+1\ j:.t f1'oot\h1: contained in Article 58 of the Federal Government of
, ~, ,71.9'," -t1+A ht\O+:: Ethiopia Financial Administration Proclamation No.
57/1996.
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31. Powers and Duties o{Police and Prosecutors
I' 1'tt4." ttnt1 h+D7 ooll+~~C Tt\.llCJ'o.4"n.
;,.-, 'CD11:A 1'~f"'f1 OooOOCooCCJ' oooh 1) Police and Public Prosecutors of the Addis Ababa City
Government shall have the powers and duties provided
M (..11: f1CD"t~t\;;: 00:r>65J,
P''' P'C~+ ;"°1
P'l\tfJ1CJ' +"IIlC>'f f,lf~:ftpA:: for in the Criminal Procedure code in relation to the
''''~~1''+
investigation and prosecution of criminal cases.
I' flhU "art h+"Y oot\+~~C Tt\.ll f+1:ool 2) Where an investigation initiated by the Addis Ababa
'6J'J:A rC08(,.1-~f, f~Yu~A CD11:A1fD7.OO
City Government Police reveals a crime falling under
A""" tt'rr ct 1~ t\~Yu~A Tt\.ll h1-'t+I\t\~ Federal jurisdiction, the case shall be transferred to the
"-''';11\11 Federal police.
II' '''''do st,t 32. Working Language
,1\4." I\Of1ODl\1''''~CfP'~ *,* htl'/C;;:f,tfCJ'A:: The working language of the Addis Ababa City Govern-
ie. 01\"''' ,",0f1"A~r:"'I.1 hAl\ce 001"1P'+ A~ 1':"9" ment shall be Amharic.
Ii' OtLU :Fe+e h1+'" 1(6) OOlPl+ ftl'/.ht\t\m- 33. Special Interest ofthe State ofOromia in Addis Ababa
,1\.4." 1\011 CDA1 Oh+tI'/m- ooll+~~CCJ' OM~) 1) The boundaries of Addis Ababa to be delimited
"'1.1 hl\l\4£ OO1"1P':" O;J(,. rf-t\f,'" fCD"" 9"A pursuant to Article 2 (1) of this Charter shall jointly be
hot. "~l"lO:J'A:: marked by the City Government and the Government
of the State of Oromia.
I' '~r:"t1 hl\l\4£ 00')"1P'+ 00+ooli1iJ.m-1 Oh-'tll
1\1111 f"'l~l"l 0011'1' f,liltpA::
2) The state of oromia shall have the right to make Addis
Ababa the seat of its Government.
t~. fl\.4." hOf1 hrf-OIJooll""~'('C t\h-'tll hOIl tlt1lrO
3) Services provided to the residents of Addis Ababa by
f"t1+ell1fm- J\1A"It\-.,.'f oooll+~~-r J\tplt~
the City Government shall be extended to the surroun-
t\"".ci lm- fl-r:tI'/.1 hAA tltltrO t\.~lf\. fD7.'fit-
ding residents of the State of Oromia on the same terms
A.lr1 ~tpt9'=t: O+ooltltf, V-~;J- fJ\1A"It\--f:r:
and conditions where such services are equally acces-
"'111.4""'1. ~ ,}.4.tf). "'.l;JA::
sible to them.
g.
'''4.h hOIl h1'tI'/ ooll+~'('C t\J\-'tll hOIl tltl'rO 4) The Addis Ababa City Government shall consult with
h"'l.1+Cf11fm- h1A"It\--f'f ;JC f+lllt- fAtI'/+
and obtain the consent of the government of the state of
P'(,.fP'f'} O~r:tI'/.1 hAA m-ll1' 00P'(,.+ fD7.'f
Oromia prior to undertaking any development activity
t\m- 0:"I:D7.1 hl-c>tI'/.1 hAI\ce OO1"1P'+ ;JC
within the territory of the State of Oromia with a view
ooooottheCJ' ooolltl'/tI'/+ f,tfCJ'A::
to providing services to the residents of Addi~ Ababa.
01' ih;.J4£ Am-~+
34. Legal personalities
'hJll\ 1\011 h+OlJ ool\+~'('Ct fCDl~CJ'f+Ot\. hll+~ The Addis Ababa City Government, the Woreda and
'.e ~eh't"f hCi oooll+~~-r 1-1rO~1t=J:m-1'ft\m- . Kebele Administrative units and organs and institutions
~'}4."'''''.4- ''''.**00- fooll+~.('-r httl\+CJ'1'*'fO'f established by Regulations of the City Government as
f ih"l AfDo"+ ,.Ii (,.=J:tpA:: autonomous bodies shall have their own legal personalities.
0?;' '-'fi;J1t1.(''};J1. 35. Transitory Provisions
A' fh.4.h hOIl hr'-OIJ ool\+~'('C f(,."" ,.1n:f. 1) Existing laws applicable to matters falling under the
hl\hOlJ.ICDtfJCJ'hith"'l. +tt:fm- Y,:lll tlt'loo1"1P' jurisdication of the Addis Ababa city Government
,1:1 fOlJf,.4"l).CJ'Oh+tI'/m- ooll+~'('C fP'AtTf1 shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with the
hAA ite ftl'/.CD.('+' 1'~f''f1 ftl'/.oot\h1: .,IlC constitution, continues in force until the City Govern-
iIt,..~. +L~OIJ..,:,. ""'1'I\A:: ment issues its own Regulations to replace them.
I!tfifu ~.,... No. 52 7thJuly
1K' if?)!! 4..1.t.&\ .,;J&-r ;JfI,lf) ~'1'C n (t),1!j+, Federal Negarit Gazeta - "~
997--:-page 624
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I' "0 :FCTC OOl/.R'i"O"" Ot..~&-A lJ:C.(' o..,.'f 2) Cases falling under the ,judicial powers of the Addis
O"7'i"TlD"9" 1.l.~ 000 ;rf""
1\" f"7.1"f.'i" O".&tit Ababa City Governmeht.and which arepending before
P'AflJ,,}
"Oq hT"7 ooitT~.('C f~~'l"" "111\"" the Federal Courts on the effective date ofthis Charter
P'C fOl/.(JJ.('~ 1--~f"'f P'AflJ.,. I\I\TlD" fhT"7lD" shall be transferred to the competent judicial organs of
ooitT~.('C f~~'l"" "111\"" "TI\f\~~:: the City Government.
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