The number of members of the first municipal councils shall be determined in the Act on the establishment of municipalities. 

The number of members of municipal councils shall be determined with regard to the number of residents in the municipality such that the number of members of a municipal council is as follows:

7 to 11 members in a municipality with up to 3,000 residents,

12 to 15 members in a municipality with up to 5,000 residents,

16 to 19 members in a municipality with up to 10,000 residents,

20 to 23 members in a municipality with up to 15,000 residents,

24 to 27 members in a municipality with up to 20,000 residents,

28 to 31 members in a municipality with up to 30,000 residents,

32 to 35 members in a municipality with over 30,000 residents,

36 to 45 members in a municipality with over 100,000 residents.

In municipalities of mixed nationality, the national communities shall have one tenth of the number of members of the municipal council, but at least one.