Editing Casablanca (section)

== Administration and Politics ==
Casablanca is a [[Municipality|munipality]] that is part of the [[Casablanca-Settat]] region. 

The [[municipality]] is divided into 16 districts (arrondissements).  

=== Municipality ===
The responsibilities of the Casablanca municipality include : 

* Economic and social development
* Traffic, Roads, Sidewalks, Bike Lanes
* Parking
* Public Transit
* The environment 
* Parks
* Beaches
* Public Safety
* Hygiene 
* Libraries
* Museums
* Cultural Events  
* Kindergartens
* Cemeteries

==== Mayor ====
The Mayor of Casablanca is the head of the Casablanca municipality.  He controls the Casablanca municipality administration.

The Mayor : 

* '''Represents''' the city'''<ref name=":03">{{cite book|author1=Secrétariat Général du Gouvernement |language=fr |title=Loi relative aux communes |url=http://www.sgg.gov.ma/Portals/0/lois/loi_org_113-14_fr.pdf?ver=2016-06-16-144720-997}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>''' 
* '''Sits''' on the board of public development societies (''SDL'') <ref name=":03" />
* '''Must''' execute the budget voted by the city ouncil<ref name=":03" />
* '''Must''' answer questions from the council members<ref name=":03" />
* '''Must''' ask the council for approval before signing any partnership with the private sector<ref name=":03" />
* '''Meets''' the leader of the 16 districts to receive suggestion <ref name=":03" />
* '''Can''' sue on behalf of the Municipality of Casablanca <ref name=":03" /> 
* '''Can''' create a police force that focuses on public hygiene and public order'''<ref name=":03" />''' 
* '''Can''' be removed by the majority of the council<ref name=":03" />

==== City Council ====
[[File:Nabila Rmili (cropped).jpg|thumb|338x338px|Nabila Rmili, current mayor of Casablanca]]
The Mayor is accountable to the City Council, who represents a total of 100 to 130 elected citizens from every Casablanca neighborhood.    

The City Council meets each year during the months of february, may and october.<ref name=":03" />  These 3 meetings are mandatory according to Moroccan law.<ref name=":03" />  

The council members are informed 10 days before the meetings.<ref name=":03" />  

Apart from these 3 sessions, the council can also be summoned by:

* The Mayor <ref name=":03" /> 
* The Wali of Casablanca <ref name=":03" />
* 1/3 of the council members <ref name=":03" />

At the end of every council session, a record of the votes must be preserved by a Secretary.<ref name=":03" /> 

==== 16 Districts (arrondissements) ====
The municipality of Casablanca is divided into 16 local districts (''arrondissements'').  
{| class="wikitable"
|1. [[Anfa (arrondissement)|Anfa]] (أنفا)
|[[Hay Mohammadi|5. Hay Mohammadi]] (الحي المحمدي), 
|9. [[Aïn Sebaâ]] (عين السبع)
|10. [[Hay Hassani]] (الحي الحسني).
|-
|2. [[Maârif]]  (المعاريف)
|6. [[Roches Noires, Morocco|Roches Noires]] (الصخور السوداء)
|10. [[Mers Sultan]] (مرس السلطان).
|14. [[Sidi Othmane]] (سيدي عثمان).
|-
|3. [[Sidi Belyout]] (سيدي بليوط).
|8. [[Sidi Moumen]] (سيدي مومن).
|11. [[Hay Mohammadi]] (الحي المحمدي), 
|15. [[Sbata]] (سباتة)
|-
|4. [[Sidi Bernoussi (arrondissement)|Sidi Bernoussi]] (سيدي برنوصي)
|8. [[Moulay Rachid (district)|Moulay Rachid]] (مولاي رشيد)
|12. [[Ben M'Sick|Ben Msick]] (بن مسيك)
|16. [[Aïn Chock|Ain Shock]]  (عين الشق)
|}
According to Moroccan law, the main responsibilities of the districts include: 

* Local parks <ref name=":03" />
* Local green spaces<ref name=":03" />
* Local cultural events <ref name=":03" />
* Maintaining any cultural asset given to the district by the municipality<ref name=":03" />

Each year, the 16 districts all receive a small budget from the municipality of Casablanca. However, they each determine how to use that budget.  Each district has a President who is accountable to 15 to 20 district council members.

'''''Example:''''' ''The President of Anfa is accountable to the Council of Anfa. Only people living in Anfa can vote for the Anfa council.''   

Each of the 16 local councils meets 3 times a year, in january, june, and september.<ref name=":03" /> 

These 3 meetings are mandatory and generally open to the public.<ref name=":03" /> 

The President of the 16 Districts can ask the Mayor of Casablanca to give them special powers.<ref name=":03" />  

=== Prefectures ===
Casablanca is divided into 8 prefectures.  Each prefecture is led by a Governor who is appointed by the Moroccan government.  
[[File:Préfectures de Casablanca.png|none|thumb|615x615px|8 prefectures, 8 governors]]
A governor typically oversees 2 or 3 districts.  

'''''Example:''' The Governor of Prefecture de Casablanca-Anfa oversees [[Anfa]], [[Sidi Belyout]] and [[Maârif|Maarif]].''  

Governors can cancel decisions voted by a council if the proper legal procedures were not respected. They can also ask a judge to remove a District President from office if there is evidence he doesn't show up at council meetings.