Powers and Functions
of the City Administration
The City Government shall
have the following powers to make laws and exercise judicial powers
specifically coffered on it by the city charter as well as executive
specifically included in the details of the powers and functions
of the Federal Government Executive Organs:
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Issues and implements policies
concerning the development of the city
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Plans and implements economic
and social development plans;
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Determines the administration
and the working conditions of employees and officials of the city
government as well as of the staff of other organs
of power set forth by the city charter.
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Establishes the executive
bodies of the City Government and constitutes public enterprises
as legal entities on its own or in partnership
with enterprises of the private sector or other third parties;
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Organize Sub-cities and
Kebeles, demarcates their borders, and allocates budgetary subsidy
to them;
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Identifies, determines
and organizes municipal services to be delivered at the level of
the city, Sub-cities and Kebeles; provides efficient, effective
and equitable services through the use of a variety of service delivery alternatives
and the participation of the people; as well as ensures that a standardized
and acceptable system of service
delivery is in place;
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Administers, according
to law, the land and the natural resources located within the bounds
of the city
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Administer, leases, develops,
sales and collects incomes from houses nationalized as per Government Ownership
of Urban Lands and Extra Houses Proclamation and administered by
the City Government, and other houses which the city
government has built or obtained in accordance with the law;
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Expropriates, in accordance
with law, a private property and/or clears and, takes over land
possession designated as an object of public interest
after having paid commensurate compensation;
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Prepares, approves and
administers the budget of the city to determine and collect, according
to law, taxes, and service charges out of the sources
of income specifically given to the city Government; revokes taxes
and penalties effective as per the law; participate
in income generating activities, and receives donations and gifts;
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Borrows money from domestic
sources at the will of the Federal Government; identifies external
sources of loan and the Federal Government to borrow money for the
benefit of the city
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Establishes relation and
concludes co-operation agreements with the organs and institutions
of the federal Government and the Regions of the
country, the private sector and nongovernmental organization as
well as at the authorization of the federal Government with
various international organization;
