Paragraph 12

 

This reform is an important one, since the Municipal Council of the Capital represents 650,000 citizens and moreover has significant powers in comparison to those of the Mayor. Indeed, Article 12 of the Law on the Capital[9] regulates the powers of the Sakrebulo, including amongst many others, the right to initiate legislative acts, to adopt the Tbilisi budget, etc. Article 16 (5) of the same Law regulates the rules of voting. In this context, the Sakrebulo also grants extended powers to the Mayor. The Council makes decisions by a majority of the votes of those present. If the Mayor resubmits the issue to the council for review, the Council can as a last resort keep the initial draft and vote it with a qualified majority.