17-514: Mangrove Cay is one of the districts of the Bahamas , on Andros Island . The capital of Mangrove Cay is Moxey Town in the northeast corner of the island. There are 3 schools: Victoria Point Preschool, Burnt Rock Primary, and Mangrove Cay High School. The census of population 2010-05-03 shows a population of 892 for the district, of which 420 were in Moxey Town (Little Harbour). For elections to
34-539: A number of the schedule local government functions. They also have statutory responsibility for local regulation and licensing within their jurisdiction. Third-schedule districts councils are unique within the Bahamas because they combine the responsibilities of the second-schedule districts and of the town committees. Both second- and third-schedule district councils carry out a building control function. (+1,000) Local government elections take place once every three years in
51-503: A system of local government everywhere in the Bahamas except New Providence (where Nassau the capital is located, whose affairs are handled directly by the central government). The current system dates from 1996 when 23 districts were created by The Bahamas Local Government Act of 1996 ; a further 9 have been added since 1999. Since the creation of the system, the question of local government for New Providence has been debated. The Minister responsible for Family Island Affairs has
68-461: Is further sub-divided into two types of councils: two tier second-schedule district councils that have town committees within their jurisdiction, and unitary third-tier district councils. Second-schedule districts have the following statutory boards and committees : Town committees are sub-structures of the second-schedule district councils, but are also corporate bodies themselves. They share responsibility with second-schedule district councils for
85-402: Is overseen by the ministry's permanent secretary . Local government previously existed in the Bahamas in the form of appointed "Board of Works". Here towns and villages held their influence over these Board of Works, but almost all final decisions were made by the central government through that islands' Commissioner . The modern system of local government that is in use today was created by
102-403: The 8 March 1996 . The Out Islands of the country could now enjoy a somewhat greater degree of autonomy, but New Providence Island , in which the capital city Nassau is located, was to be directly governed by the central government. The Act defines the form of government in each district by listing it on either its Second Schedule or its Third Schedule. The Districts of the Bahamas provide
119-722: The City of Freeport has a slightly different list of enumerated powers. At the national level, local government policy is formulated and administered by the Department of Lands and Local Government through the Office of the Prime Minister . The day-to-day policy handling of the portfolio falls to the Minister of Local Government who also is empowered to modify the list and boundaries of districts. Administrative and financial management of local government
136-624: The Parliament of the Bahamas , the district is part of the Mangrove Cay and South Andros constituency. 24°10′N 77°47′W / 24.167°N 77.783°W / 24.167; -77.783 This Bahamian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Districts of the Bahamas Local government in the Bahamas exists at two levels: 32 districts and 41 towns. The boundaries of districts are defined by
153-567: The Westminster first past the post system. The Members of Parliament (MPs) serve 5-year-terms. The last election was in 2021 . The Constituencies Commission conducts a review of the electoral boundaries every 5 years and makes recommendations to ensure that there is parity of numbers in each constituency. The 2021 report found that three constituencies have over 6 thousand registered voters, whilst five have under 5,000. The Commission suggests that each constituency have around 5,000 voters with
170-533: The Bahamas with the most recent elections taking place on 27 January 2022. The 2020 elections were postponed due to COVID-19 until Emergency Power Orders were lifted. The voting system used in local government elections is the first-past-the-post system. Both councillors of third-schedule district councils and members of town committees are directly elected, while members of second-schedule councils are indirectly elected from town committees. Third schedule district councils have between five and nine members, whereas
187-502: The Bahamas, with the exception of New Providence, has a district council. A district council is a corporate body with perpetual succession ; capable of entering into contracts, of suing and being sued, of acquiring, holding, leasing and disposing of property of any description, and of doing all such things and entering into such transactions that are within the scope of the Local Government Act. District Councillors are elected by
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#1732855053594204-494: The First Schedule of The Bahamas Local Government Act 1996 (as amended by law and declarations of the Minister responsible for Family Island Affairs), defined with reference to parliamentary constituency boundaries. The Second Schedule lists 13 districts which are divided into town areas . Towns are governed by directly elected town committees. Second Schedule districts are governed by nine-person district councils composed of
221-479: The chairs of the town committees, and if numerically required, additional people elected by the town committees. The 19 Third Schedule districts are unitary authorities which cannot be divided into towns. They are governed by nine-person district councils which are directly elected by voters. The powers of Second Schedule and Third Schedule councils are slightly different, and the Third Schedule district known as
238-578: The lifetime of the council and the Minister of Local Government determines their stipend . Second-schedule district councils' statutory boards also elect chairpersons and their deputies from amongst their members. Constituencies of the Bahamas Constituencies of the Bahamas are the electoral divisions for the Bahamas House of Assembly , the lower Parliamentary house . The Assembly currently has 39 single-member constituencies and uses
255-562: The population of that district in accordance with Local Government Act . As stated in The Bahamas Local Government Act 1996 , Districts councillors shall within two weeks of their election, elect from among themselves a Chief Councillor. The Chief Councillor is the representative of a Districts Council for all affairs and presides over all meetings and also themselves co-ordinate these meetings. All districts councils are classed as first-schedule councils. The first-schedule
272-515: The power to create one or more districts for all or part of New Providence by decree. As of the 1999 updates, the Second Schedule districts are: As of the 1999 updates, the Third Schedule districts are: There are 24 Supervisory Districts. (2022) (2022) ( parliamentary constituency in Freeport ) As of the 2022 local elections, the town areas of the Bahamas include: Every district in
289-466: The size of councils in both second-schedule councils and town committees varies according to population size. By elections are held whenever the need arises. A councillor is deemed to have resigned if they are absent for three consecutive meetings. For both types of district councils the Chief Councillors and their deputies are indirectly elected from amongst the elected officials. They serve for
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