Editing Barbuda (section)

=== Barbuda Council ===
[[File:Barbuda_Council_Millenium_Administration_Building.jpg|thumb|Barbuda Council Millenium Administration Building is the base for the secretary of the council. It is located in Codrington.]]
{{Main|Barbuda Council|Law of Barbuda}}

The Barbuda Council is an 11-member body consisting of nine directly elected and two ''[[ex officio]]'' (Barbuda's House and Senate representatives in the national Parliament). Council sessions are held in Codrington. Councillors serve for four years with elections held every two years in March.

In January of every year, the council elects a chairperson and a deputy chairperson.<ref name=":102">{{Cite web |title=Barbuda Local Government Act, Section 5 |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |access-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119230904/http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In a year where an election is held, at the first sitting of the council after the election, this is also an instance where the council must elect a chairperson and a deputy chairperson.<ref name=":102" />

The Barbuda Council has many duties, including administering public utilities and other ministries and departments; managing roadwork; and improving building and marine facilities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbuda Local Government Act, section 18, subsection 4, paragraph (i) |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |access-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119230904/http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The Council also has the power to make local by-laws.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbuda Local Government Act, section 19, subsection 1 |url=http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |access-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119230904/http://laws.gov.ag/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cap-44.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>