3.1 Participatory Approach Of The Bamenda IIi Council

A novel The Committee by Sonallah Ibrahim tells a story of an Egyptian man that is sent to be questioned by the mysterious Committee. A couple months after being question by the Committee, the main character is then sent on a task to find an individual that aluminates. The protagonist decides to research about The Doctor, a prominent Arab figure, but the Committee comes to his house to notify him that he needs to change his topic. The main character’s decision not to change his topic makes him go through quite outlandish situations until he finally consumes himself. Ibrahim’s goal in writing The Committee was to take a critical look about the world around him, which consisted of money continuously going to the rich, Western countries or Egyptian elites, and never the hard working Egyptian. Ibrahim forces the main character to go through outrageous situations, which requires him to meet eclectic character, all to illustrate the authors point of the negativity of globalization and that Western society is pushing Egypt to extremes.

These days’ different organisations are involved and are influencing the system when dealing with social problems. Firstly, the citizen’s individual’s participation to improve the wellbeing of the community. Secondly, the community they may represent the interest of a group, organisation and / or individuals. Lastly, the government they have the responsibility for legislation, social and economic planning, public policy and program, safety and protection of community members, etc. Government agencies invest and deliver services for the community such as: education and employment opportunities; secure, sustainable housing and infrastructure; and good health and wellbeing across the life course. These diverse services are provided to people across their life span and include: community development; early intervention services; advice and information; crisis support; and ongoing services. (How government works, 2016)

The governing body is responsible for the conduct of its schools and must promote high standards of educational achievement at the school. It is the schools accountable body and as such

Local authorities such as the county and city councils have roles such as education, libraries, public transport, emergency planning which will contribute in more of the latest technology resources which will help the people of illness or of people who need immediate medical attention; this will help services throughout a city or a county. Planning and development to improve on the communities appearance; this will make the people in the society love the place where they live which may lead to less criminal damage. Also fire and public safety and waste management and trading standards. Councils make decisions on the situations within the community; they do this by holding council meetings to discuss what needs to be done to help the society. Members of the public are allowed to attend the meetings so they have first hearing of the decisions discussed than those who don’t attend. All decisions the council make in these meeting must be later published. In my opinion I would say that local authorities are a good thing to have as they can focus on small communities than looking at things as a whole country, otherwise no problems within a community will be solved. I think there should be no improvements for local authorities as they tackle all areas that need improving in the community. Local authorities help the public

elected separately from the council, and is often a full-time and paid position with a significant administrative and budgetary authority. This form of government, the elected City Council sets policies for the operation of the City. The City Council enacts Ordinances, the laws of the City, adopts Resolutions authorizing actions on behalf of the City, reviews plan for development, and establishes the policies by which the City is governed. The City Council consists of seven members a Mayor and two Councilmember 's elected citywide and four additional Councilmember 's elected by individual districts. The administrative responsibility of the City rests with the City Manager, who is appointed by the City Council upon recommendation of the Mayor. Each Councilmember is

The governing core of South San Francisco is the city council, which creates municipal laws and the overall policy, decides how to expend treasury, assigns members to all consultative local businesses and represents the city officially. The city council`s members are Richard A. Garbarino as a mayor, Mark N. Addiego as a vice mayor, Pradeep Gupta, Karyl Matsumoto and Liza Normandy.

A common council is a group of resident elected government officials that represent a city in specifics of the expansion and well-being of the city. The common council sits under the city council and the mayor, but is the voice of the people. A lot of times, in common council meetings, residents will attend and ask questions about what is happening in their city, and they will sometimes make requests about tasks they want done in their city.

The common council is a legislature that consists of seven-members. Each representative reflects a districts in the city. In the common council, the community is able to attend and get their views across. Often, you will see the residents attend the meetings to ask questions, and make request on what they want done to their city. Thus, the common council is the voice of the people.

The city council of Atlanta, Georgia servers as a local legislative government branch. The council is made of the president, Ceasar Mitchell and fifteen members elected from district within the city. The city of Atlanta is broken up into twelve different districts and three post, each councilmen is responsible for representing the needs and wants for their district. The members of the council are elected by the citizens, and they work together to pass laws, make general policies, supervise city government, and appropriate funds for various needs. Usually, council meetings are open to the public, and public input is welcomed. The majority the councils work is done in committees. In the committees proposed legislation is debated and the members of other government branches and the public are given a chance to comment. Each council member serves on at least three of the council's standing committees, and select committees and panels. This week the author had the chance to attend a City of Atlanta council committee meeting and view how the meeting was conducted and went.

The local city government roles and their functions include that of Mayor who in this

Neighborhood Councils serve as representatives for locals in their cities and perform in a citywide role to assist citizens at a city level. They address citywide issues; take positions on politics all while proactively engaging their communities. Neighborhood councils are the links between government agencies and local communities. They represent the entire community, putting personal opinions aside. The Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council (LBNC) serves in an advisory capacity on issues of concern within their community regarding city governance. By working together to strengthen their community they are transparent and collaborative while promoting trust and accountability in accomplished goals. It is the Lake Balboa Neighborhood Council’s responsibility to improve the community and allow community members to weigh in on major issues.

Policy Making – at the macro level, this could be involvement in local committees or national policy groups.

I chose to attend a city council meeting for this assignment and was very surprised at what I witnessed. The city council served an important purpose and the meeting actually accomplished many important goals. Among the interesting things that I saw at the council meeting were the people who attended, the people who presented, the people who sat on the council, and the subjects that were being voted upon in the meeting.

A Consultative Committee attached to the High Authority 3. A Special Council of Ministers 4. An Assembly

The more the planning process facilitate public participation, the more community will be aware of the planning function as a democratic and community force;