Editing Rotselaar (section)

===Municipal Council===

The [[City council|Municipal Council]] is a [[unicameral]] body composed of 25 [[councillor]]s, including the [[mayor]] and [[Schepen|aldermen]]. The councillors are [[election|elected]] directly by the [[voters]] in the municipality. The Municipal Council is renewed entirely every six years. The municipal elections of 8 October 2006 were the first municipal and provincial elections in [[Belgium]] since the transfer of the competence with regards to the [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipalities]] and [[Provinces of Belgium|provinces]] from the [[Belgian federal government|Federal Government]] to the [[Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium|Regions]] on 13 June 2001.

The Municipal Council is responsible for everything that is of local interest. This organ draws up rules and ordinances, establishes municipal [[tax]]es, approves the [[budget]] and the [[Financial statements|accounts]] of the municipality, scrutinises the local services, and looks after the interests of its population in general ([[spatial planning]], [[road building]], [[security]], [[health]], [[youth]], [[sport]],...). The council also appoints the [[Schepen|aldermen]]. The [[mayor]] is nominated by the majority and appointed by the [[Flemish Government]]. The council meets once per month.

Between 2007 and 2013, the majority consisted of the [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]/[[New-Flemish Alliance|N-VA]] combined list, with 14 out of 25 seats. [[Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten|VLD]] (5 seats), [[Socialist Party – Different|SP.A-Spirit]] (2 seats), [[Groen!|Groen!Sociaal]] (2 seats) and [[Vlaams Belang]] (2 seats) were in the opposition in the Municipal Council, and together had 11 seats out of 25. The [[Chair (official)|Presiding Officer]] of the Municipal Council was Werner Mertens ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]).

Between 2013 and 2018, the majority consisted of CD&V and OpenVLD, CD&V having attained 12 seats, and OpenVLD 3 seats, forming a majority. NV-A (5 seats), GroenSociaal (2 seats) and anders (a local party, 3 seats) were part of the opposition.

In the elections of October 2018, CD&V stayed the largest party with 10 seats, followed by N-VA (5 seats), Open VLD (3 seats), anders (3 seats), Groen (3 seats) and SP.A (1 seat).<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.vlaanderenkiest.be/verkiezingen2018/#/gemeente/24094
|title=Uitslagen 2018
|publisher=Flemish Government
|access-date=2018-10-31
|language=nl
}}</ref> CD&V announced a coalition with the second party N-VA to form a majority for the legislative session of 2019 and beyond.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.hln.be/regio/rotselaar/cd-v-en-n-va-stellen-nieuwe-bestuursploeg-voor~a8163ba7
|title=CD&V en N-VA stellen nieuwe bestuursploeg voor
|publisher=HLN.be
|access-date=2018-10-31
|language=nl
}}</ref>