Common Powers & Functions 
The Bureau of Capacity Building
Bureau of Trade and Industry
Finance& Economic Development Bureau 

Bureau of Information & Culture
Bureau of Social & Civil Affairs                   
Bureau of Justice and Legal Affairs
Bureau of Health

• Initiate polices and laws of the government consistent with the laws and policies of the Federal Government; prepare plans and budget and upon approval implement same.
• Ensure the enforcement of policies and laws of the federal and the city governments issue directives.
• Undertake studies and researches, collect and organize statistical data and distribute to concerned  parties.
• Employ, administer and terminate the employment relationship with the employees in accordance with  the laws.
• Administer its budget and properties in accordance with the financial laws and collect service fees with the laws.
• Perform activities of capacity building and implement the Civil Service Reform Program.
• Design strategies that enable it to work in partnership with the appropriate organs and residents and  implement same.
• Submit periodic reports to the organ it is accountable.
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• Coordinates and directs Education Bureau, Civil Service Commission, Addis Ababa Management Institute Center for Productivity Development and Kotebe Teachers Education College.
• Taking the initiative of establishing and strengthening capacity building; ensures the implementation of them by  various executive organs, the municipal organs, and the private sector.
• Designs strategies for executive and municipal organs to have an effective management and to render  better services.
• Supervises and coordinates the implementation of the Civil Service Reform Programmes and provide the   necessary technical and professional support.

Tel.251-1-573026

The Following offices are under Bureau of Capacity Building

• Education Bureau
• Civil Service Commission
• Urban Management Institute
• Productivity Implemnettation Center
• Kotebe Teachers Training College

• Prepare elementary level curriculum, publish books and ensure the availability of teaching aids materials in compliance with the national education policy, strategy and standard and considering of the prevailing situation of the City Government; Prepare standard for the construction of schools in the city in accordance with the national requirements and implement same up on approval.
• Execute national examination in the city; prepare standards for examinations and certificates given by  elementary and high schools found in the city; ensure implementation of same upon approval.
• Administer technical and vocational training junior colleges unless otherwise provided by this  proclamation or other laws; facilitate the provisions of vocational and skill upgrading trainings consistent  with the economic activities of the city for school drop-outs, high school graduates that are unable to join   higher educational institutions and unemployed persons, design strategies of capacity building for the  existing centers that are engaged in non-formal basic and vocational training activities.
• Cause the provision of educational programmes to be supported by mass media, devise mechanisms to  extend distance and continuing education programs and supervise the implementation thereof.
• Cause to accord affirmative measures as regards to educational services given for women, children, adults and for persons with special needs.
• Train or cause to train teachers and other educational personnel in accordance with the national standard of training and give institutional as well as engage in the sector.
• Supervise educational institutions run by the government with a view to ensue their compliance with the  set standard and accredit same; provide information service and other supports for investors  want to engage in the sector; ensured that high schools established by local investors are in compliance  with the standards set forth.

Tel.251-1-563086

Civil Service Commission

• In accordance with the general established requirements for education, training and experience at the national level, determines the class of positions and grades to which all positions, in government offices, shall be assigned as well as the required qualification for each class of positions.
• Ensures that salary, payment of various allowances, benefits and other working conditions in relation to  civil servants of the city Government are implemented. Gives decisions on cases arising in relation to these matters.
• In accordance with the civil service law of the city government, issues standards of performance appraisal  of the city civil servants and other directives; supervises the implementation of same;
• Supervises the execution of recruitment, placement, promotion, salary scale, transfer, training and  compliance to disciplinary rules of the civil servants in the city government is in accordance with the law; undertakes studies in search of solutions for the difficulties raised with regard to interpretation and  application of the laws and causes the implementation of same.
• Gives final decisions upon request submitted for employement termination of civil servants of the city government on  grounds of inefficiency and on extension of service of the civil servants of the city government beyond the  retirement age in accordance with the law.

Tel.251-1-574329

Urban Management Institute

• The institute shall have the powers and functions as well as organizational structure and operation as defined in the Addis Ababa Management institute Establishment Regulations.

Tel.251-1-713621

Productivity Improvement Center

• In accordance with the need of educational and training policy of the country, develops curriculum for  training, counseling, study and research services, prepares curriculum and program for activity and  implements same upon approval;
• Gives trainings to employees of Governmental and non-governmental organizations as well as private applicants from various parts of the county.

Tel.251-1-157596

Powers and Duties of the Kotebe Teachers Training College

• The college shall have the powers and duties as organizational structure and functions given to Kotebe Teachers training college of Addis Ababa by regulation No 12/1991 and shall be accountable to the Bureau of Capacity Building.

Tel.251-1-601277/600921

• The powers and functions of bureau of trade and industry development and the executive organs accountable
• The bureau shall have the following powers and function to:-
• Trade and industry Development bureau has two deputy bureaus that are trade and industry sector and micro and small scale business enterprise development sector. It also co-ordinate and direct tourism commission and Investment Authority;
• Cause the expansion of trade, industry and handicraft in the city; encourage wider participation of local investors in trade and industrial activity of the city and render technical as well as counseling services;
• Initiate applicable industrial projects that are in accordance with the investment policy and law, cause them to be studied and implement same;
• Publicize the city products inside the city, participate in exhibition organized by regional states; issue license of trade fair organized in the region;
• Encourage and support establishments of chamber of commerce in the city; organize and administer the commercial registry of the city; issue license for business organizations after they have been registered in accordance with the law;
• Register, Issue license and supervise local investors engaged in trade and that established medium size industries in the city;
• Issue standard for market centers, in accordance with the standard; design the strategies for the expansion and development of same;
• Causes the promotion of micro and small scale business enterprises in the city;
• Facilitates conditions for supporting the micro and small scale business enterprises by establishing relationships with governmental and non-governmental organizations in the city, such arrangement shall specially be made to obtain production and sales center, financial and loan services, raw materials and machineries as well as infrastructures;
• Facilitates the conditions for the establishment of micro and small scale business training center; cause the preparation of training programs and exhibition for the community members that are engaged in micro and small scale business activities and coordinates same;
• Conducts studies on micro and small scale business projects that could enable unemployed youth and women to be productive, supervises the implementation and effectives of same;
• Establishes the system to render information and counseling services for customers;
• Organize, register and promote co-operatives; issue registration certificate conferring legal personality; cancel from the register of cooperatives upon dissolution;
• Study and propose ways by which co-operatives can establish co-operative banks by combining and strengthening their financial capabilities; and it shall implement same upon approval;
• Provide the necessary support to co-operatives so that their managements and accountings follow modem system, and it shall assist member to develop saving culture and sense of ownership on their co-operatives; it shall also, to this end prepare and provide the necessary educational and training programmes;
• Provide training to member, employees and professional of co-operatives by preparing successive educational and training programmes that enable to promote and develop and the concept of co-operatives; it shall in collaboration with concerned organs, devise means by domestic as well as external training and educational opportunities are obtained'
• Make relations with appropriate regional and federal government organs in order to exchange experiences that would help to achieve its tasks and to support each other;
• Conduct study and research activities that would help to promote and strengthen co-operatives and shall distribute necessary information by making market studies. it shall also collect, organize and pass statistical data on to the concerned body. It shall as well, as without prejudice to the provisions of the proclamation, study incentives that might be given to co-operatives, and shall ensure their implementation up on approval;
• Prepare and implement model articles of association of co-operatives;
• Design strategies for the production and supply of quality agricultural products and for the expansion of investment that enhances agricultural development ing the city and implement same upon approval;
• Facilitate the ways for the distribution of improved products of agricultural technology. Selected seed and fertilizer supervise the out come thereof; give education and training as well as render professional support to farmers;
• Ensure that veterinary and cross-breeding services are given to domestic animals of farmers; expand and administer animal breeding and reproductive enters in the city; administer laboratories of genetic resources; and cause farmers to use research findings,
• Ensure that animal skin and hides are produced in quality according the national standard;
• Ensure that the veterinary drugs and chemical pesticides in the market are in accordance with the rules and regulation, standard and the date for the use of drug is not expired;
• Running the poultry production center for the better use of beneficiates, especially for small, medium and high level poultry farm enterprise.
• Running high land fruit, forage plant, and vegetable seed production enter that are intended to supply for the city dwellers;

Tel.251-1-550161

The following Offices are under Bureau of Trade and Industry

• Toursim Commission
• Investment Authority
• Environmental Development Office

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• Develops suitable residential and working areas in prioritizing areas affected by serious problems and  alleviate same progressively through the direct participation of the community in constructing vital and  demanded infrastructures and market areas.
• Facilitates the ways for income generating opportunities for those residents that are living with low or no  income.
• Causes creation of sense of ownership among the residents by encouraging direct participation of  them from initiation to implementation of projects; cause the residents to take over finalized projects and administer and maintain them when damaged.
• Coordinates harmonization and mutuality of environment development   activities among various  sub-cities.
• Designs the strategies to get resources that serve for environmental development activities and implements same upon approval.
• Engages in and causes construction of flood confine for vulnerable areas to overflooding in collaboration with the residents and other concerned organs.

• Coordinate and direct activities of Revenue Agency, Environmental Protection Authority, Policy Studies and Plan Commission.
• Prepare and submit to the mayor a consolidated annual budget along with a supplementary budget as  may be necessary, upon analyzing recurrent budget proposals received from the City Government organs  and the budgetary allocation of sub-cities and administer same in accordance with the law.
• Prepare and submit budgetary allocation formula of sub-cities based on the decentralization principle of budget administration, implement same upon approval; inspect the expenditure of budget subsidy allocated to sub-cities;
• Custody the income collected by Revenues Agency from donation and loan; safe guard and administer the city Government’s finance, local and external loans and various funds;
• Submit recommendations of new revision on taxation and tariffs, implement same upon approval;
• Borrow money on behalf of the City Government from internal sources in accordance with the  appropriate law;
• Establish general accounting systems of the City Government, publish and distribute financial receipts,  formats and registers to the central organs of the Government and sub-cities; submit consolidate  financial report;
• Facilitate, in accordance with the law, mechanism for establishment of good relationship between the city Government and local as well as foreign sister cities; search for technical support from donor countries and organizations;
• Receive and accommodate parties seeking cooperation with the city and facilitate their contact with the  concerned organs of the Government.

Tel.251-1-560238

The Following Offices are under Bureau Finanace and Economic Development

• Revenue Agency
• Environmental Protection Authority
• Policy Studies and Plan Commission

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• Organize and consolidate the city's tax payer's information through its SIRM(SYSTEMS OF INTEGRATED REVENUE MANAGEMENT )program.
• Release valuable tax abd related information to the tax payers and any visitor on its wesite www.aarevenue.net
• Collect any transaction evidnces from different institutions and individuals for the pupose of tax collection and assesment.
• Declare your employement income tax and VAT return through on-line and pay at banks and post office
• Inorder to have feed-back from any angle the Agency facilitates its e-mail address, use:-info@aarevenue.net for any suggestions.

please contact the Agency through the following alternative

:Tel.251-1-571482/84
Tel 2561-1-571550/52

Fax: 251-1-571483

Website: www.aarevenue.gov.et

E-mail: info@aarevenue.net

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• Drafts environmental policies, regulations, directives and standards in line with the standard adopted by the Federal Environmental Protection Authority;
• Coordinates various environmental protection stakeholders;
• Disseminates the ideas of sustainable environmental protection under a wise use of natural resources, the Authority uses media to educate the community;
• Follows up and controls the disposal of municipal and , industrial wastes, by-products;
• Based on the relevant environmental declarations, gives licenses to various manufacturing and service giving industries;
• Gives licenses and controls sub surface mineral waste and construction material works.
  For the service of the Authority click here

Tel.251-1-453841

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• Prepares long and medium term physical and socioeconomic plans and program, of the city; coordinates plans of sub-cities; inspects the local development plans prepared by sub-cities with a view of their acceptability and gives decisions thereof; in so doing, builds up the capacity of the sub-cities.
• Prepares and submits recommendations on general socioeconomic plans and revises as well as updates  structural plans, prepares the development strategies of the city that motivate participation of the private  sector; implement same upon approval.
• Prepares and submits the economic account of the city, investment and government expenditure  programs.
• Ensures that the capital projects are in conformity with the general plan; causes monitoring and evaluation of  the implementation of plans.
• Causes the implementation of National Population Policy in compliance with the existing realities of the city.
• Undertake research and studies on policy matters and submit policy proposals for decision.
• Gather, analyzes and distributes population and geographical development information; prepares general land  maps; design strategies for the public to benefit thereof.

• Coordinate and directs Office of Social Affairs and Non-governmental organizations, Labor Affairs Office, Youth and Sports Commission and Women’s Affairs Office.
• Promotes establishment of professional associations and other civil associations and strengthens thereof;
• Arranges and implements training programs that can help professional associations and other civil associations to work in partnership and share experiences among themselves.
• Creates conducive environment for professional associations and civil associations to participate in  development and building democracy; causes them to discuss on policies and work program of the City  Government and basic national issues ; counsel the associations and gather their opinion before passing decisions that could affect the associations and their members; facilitates conditions for partnership among  all organs of the city Government at all tiers and professions and civil associations.
• Registers and follows up, in accordance with the law, professional associations and civic association with  the exception of cooperative societies and commercial organizations.

Tel.251-1-575442

The following Offices are under the Bureau of Social and Civil Affairs

• Social Affairs and Non-Governmental Organizations Office
• Labour Affairs Office
• Youth and Sports Commossion
• Women's Affairs Office

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• Develop appropriate strategies and implement same upon approval for Children and Youth under difficult  circumstances, the elderlies and persons with disabilities.
• Create conducive ground for the establishment of institutions that render various services by the city   government and Non-governmental organizations for children and youth under difficult circumstances, the elderlies and persons with disabilities that can not otherwise be catered by community-based rehabilitation;  administer orphanages, institutions that serve the youth, the elderlies and persons with disabilities, or devise strategies for the administration of the institutions by non-governmental organizations or jointly with them and implement same upon approval.
• Develop strategies for the participation of the community to eliminate social problems and social evils.
• Request for, receive and distribute assistance to the people being helped; declare the degree of  emergency disaster whenever it occurs in the city; reserve materials and foods that can be used during emergency disasters.
• Study and propose mechanisms that strengthen efficient and coordinated operation in partnership on  matters if social security between governmental and non-governmental organizations; ensure the  implementation of same upon approval; forward its opinion to the concerned governmental organs, as may   be necessary for the projects undertaken by non-governmental organizations, on issuance of work and      residence permit to foreign nationals as well as in request on tax exemptions on imported items;
• Effect agreements and follow up the implementation of projects propose by no-n-governmental organizations in ascertaining their appropriateness.
• Support social security activities undertaken by non-governmental organizations.

Tel.251-1-565772/550244

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• Provide educational and training services for employers and employees that are found in the city to  promote industrial peace; develop methods for the expansion of labor counseling services, register vacancies and labor exchange and implement same upon approval.
• Register and support employers associations and trade unions in accordance with the directives issued by relevant organs of the federal government.
• Attempt to amicably resolve disputes that could arise during negotiations of collective agreement; register collective agreements in ensuring that they are concluded in accordance with the labor proclamation.
• Attempt to reconcile parties involved in collective labor dispute.
• Undertake studies, researches and gather information in collaboration with appropriate organs on job  classification, employed and unemployed human resource of the city;
• Supervise labor standards issued for the protection of the safety and health of workers, ensure safety of working environment and if protective devices are applied by the undertakings.
• Issue licenses of competences, support and supervise labor exchange agencies operating in the city.

• Facilitate conditions that enable the youths of the city to actively participate in the process of development and  building of democracy as well as ethically shaped personality and for the enhancement  services that assist the youth to obtain better knowledge.
• Improve and enhance cultural sports; properly manage and administer sports centers; encourage  production of sport equipments and materials in the city in collaboration with appropriate organs and  investors; facilitate to obtain same through donation and procurement.
• Train sportspersons, trainers, arbiter and the like by developing scientific physical training methods;
• Organize and direct the city’s sports tournaments; particularly, promote and strengthen sports  tournaments in the schools of the city in collaboration with Education Bureau.
• Register sport associations and clubs; provide certificate of registration in accordance with the law and  national policy; inspect books of accounts of sport associations in order to ensure that their income is  used only for the desired goal.
• Arbitrate disputes that arise among and between Federations and associations in the city.

Tel.251-1-562520

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• Follow-up whether the rights of women are respected in the implementation of policies and laws in the city government as well as the overall rights of women are protected during the issuance of new law.
• Conduct investigation upon receiving compliant of violation of the rights of women and ensure that  measures are taken by the appropriate organ.
• Provide continuous education through various mechanisms on gender and equal rights of women.
• Organize and provide educational, professional and additional skills training; prepare projects that benefit women and facilitate their implementation.
• Facilitate the establishment of women organizations and their access to credit and saving services in collaborate organs.
• Provide the necessary support for the establishment and strengthening of associations advocating for the  rifts and welfare women.

• Prosecution Office
• The City Courts and Social Courts

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Bureau of Information and Culture

• Serve as a spokeperson to the City Government; publicize in using various methods government polices, strategies and laws to the residents of the city; disseminate information; facilitate mechanisms of  information exchange among government organs.
• Publicize socioeconomic activities of the city and issues concerning the  residents of the city and the various social group within and out of the city; prepare and issue announcements.
• Issue professional licenses and supervise newspapers, magazines and other press products that are  printed and distributed within the city.
• Coordinate and direct, in accordance with the law, the City Government’s mass media.
• Study, protect and cause others to protect, in accordance with the law, historical relics that are found in the city; organize and administer cultural museums, conduct study of languages and enhance literature for the  registration of history and culture of the country and residents of the city.
• Ensure the enhancement and expansion of culture, arts, fine arts and creativity in the city; work towards eliminating harmful traditional practices; register, issue licences, follow up and supervise art associations and clubs that operate in the city; support governmental and non-governmental organizations engaged in  cultural activities.
• Promote the establishment and expansion of libraries, archives and museums.

Tel.251-1-562393/94

The Following Offices are under Bereau of Information and Culture

• Mass Media Agency

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• Disseminates news and information that are useful to the residents of the city through publications, radio and television; owns regular publications, radio and television programs.
• Studies the provision and expansion of effective and efficient publications, radio and television services that are supported by appropriate technology and ensures the implementation of same upon approval.
• Produces special programs that enhance the awareness of the residents concerning legal and democratic  rights; disseminates different literatures, radio and television programs to enhance the general knowledge and to satisfy recreational needs of residents in using different media.
• Receives and transmits free public opinions and suggestions; investigates and declares results to the public.
• Publicizes current political, economic and social matters.
• Provides services of picture documentation, advertiesements and printing press.
• Establishes work relations with local and overseas similar organizations to exchange new practices, and information as well as trainings and share experiences.
• Organize and administer in the proper site the editing and transmission as well as linking and other   institutions and equipments that are required in the provision of publication services, radio and television programs.

• Establish health service standards and ensure its implementation in accordance with the National Health  Policy and Standards; provide or cause to be provided health awareness raising education to the  residents of the city;
• Control, conduct surveillance, supervise, prevent and collect information concerning communicable  diseases upon conducting survey and investigation; prevent epidemic diseases in collaboration with  appropriate organs;
• Provide or cause the provisions and supervise same services; provide reproductive health services;
• Administer, in accordance with the law, hospitals and health care training institutions owned by the City  Government.
• Distribute medicines and medical equipments that are provided by the Federal Government and donor organizations for the implementation of different programs.
• Develop strategies for the application and treatment of traditional medicines side by side to modern  medicines.
• Control storage and use of medicines in hospitals.
• Issues renew and supervise certificates of competence for medical institutions established by  private investor.
• Conclude agreements and contracts with and sign agreements with non-governmental charity organizations that conduct programmes of medical services, and follow up the implementation of same;  issue, renew and supervise professional license to the clinics established by same.
• Organize data on the activities undertaken to control HIV/AIDS and other diseases, in the city submit the results after analyzing same.
• Organize and provide health care counseling and information services.

Tel.251-1-563939

The Following Offices are under Bureau of Health

• HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office

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• Implement in the city the national policy to prevent and control HIV/AIDS in collaboration with  governmental and non-governmental organization as well as involving the residents of the city;
• Encourage researches on HIV/AIDS in the city and facilitate the utilization of the findings of the  researches in accordance with the policy;
• Work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental organizations that are involved in activities  to prevent and control HIV/AIDS, assist victims of HIV/AIDS and those who lost their family by  HIV/AIDS.
• Collect and distribute assistance in collaboration with governmental and non- governmental and donor  organizations.