A petition is a way for citizens to appeal to local authorities. According to the Article 86 of the Local Self-Government Code (2015), at less 1% of the constituent registered in the territory of the municipality  or the general assembly of the settlement can submit a petition.

Practically, any issue that has a high interest of the population, concerning normative acts and/or amendments to them, as well as any issue that is important for the municipality can be submitted through the petition.

According to the Code, the local self-government must respond to the petition within 2 months from the time of its submission (1 month and 22 days).

Registered constituents of the settlement, as well as other citizens living in the settlement can participate in the assembly. The meeting is authorized if at least 20% of the members participate in it.

The meeting can be held with unlimited numbers. The decisions are made on the basis of polling- by a majority of votes.

The Gamgebeli/Mayor of a municipality is obliged to submit the following documents to the Civil Advisory Council for discussion: a municipal budget draft,  documents relating to the municipality spatial planning, proposals on giving names to the municipality geographical features, administrative-legal acts, and infrastructural and social projects. Other authorities of the Civil Advisory Council are determined by a  special document – the statute of the Civil Advisory Council which is approved by the municipality Gamgebeli/Mayor.

The Civic Advisory Council includes businessmen, civil society institutions and representatives of the municipality population. 

According to the Article 86, the Ccouncil  Civil Advisory Council must be composed of at least 10 members.

There is not an official written selection procedure provided about the composing of the council. After publishing the information about the formation of the council, in some municipalities, the candidates are selected on the basis of their CVs and motivation letters. In other municipalities, the Gamgebeli addresses potential members with a proposal to join the council, while in some cases the candidates are nominated by the population.

By the law, a municipal council sesion must be held at least once in every three months.

According to The Local Self-Government Code, the sessions of a municipality Sakrebulo and, of a commission of the Sakrebulo are public (except for the special cases provided by the legislation of Georgia). Anyone can attend the municipality Sakrebulo sessions and the sessions of its commission, without any prior notification. The law obliges municipalities to provide seats for those wishing to attend the sessions, or to create the conditions for public hearings so that the interested citizens can hear the case discussion.

According to the Article 88 of the Local Self-Government Code, the report must be submitted at least once a year (no later than November 1st).