Local government in Israel
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All Israeli local governments are operated under a
Roles
Local authorities are responsible for providing citizens, firms, and institutions within its jurisdiction with a number of services:
- Physical infrastructure
- Road system
- Water supply
- Refuse collection and disposal
- Sewage systems
- Parks
- Environmental protection
- Public health
- Nuisances
- Cleanliness
- Education (joint responsibility with Ministry of Education)
- Education
- Construction of schools
- Provision of equipment
- Maintenance
- Education
- Culture & Sports (financial support and promotion)
- Libraries
- Museums
- Youth clubs
- Orchestras
- Theaters
- Sport facilities
- Social welfare
- Families in need,
- Special groups such as the elderly, disabled children, drug addicts
Other abilities and responsibilities
Local councils in particular have an important role in ensuring the principles put forward in the Planning and Building Law, 5725-1965, are adhered to. The district planning commission is a joint state-local authority which approves detailed local plans and acts as a forum for handling appeals of decisions. The local council is also authorized to issue by-laws in every area in which it has jurisdiction and has the power to enforce these laws as well as the laws and regulations applicable to its functions. Furthermore local authorities are allowed to levy local taxes and collect various payments for services and concessions. They prepare their own budgets, although these then must be approved by the Ministry of the Interior.