# Anderlecht - Municipal Council - 2026-03-09

**Status**: ✅ **Excellent transparency - Full YouTube archive**
**Source**: https://www.anderlecht.be/fr/le-conseil-communal
**Fetched**: 2026-03-09 04:41

## 🏆 TRANSPARENCY LEADER

Anderlecht exemplifies municipal transparency with complete YouTube livestreaming of all council sessions since 2021.

## 2026 Council Sessions

### Completed Sessions
- **January 29, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/3idMXs60RK0) ✅
- **March 5, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/8rCm_6RA2ss) ✅

### Upcoming Sessions 2026
- **March 26, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/RJk2Pm5tSaE) 📅
- **April 23, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/-1-EKOW9Hzk) 📅  
- **May 21, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/R3RZsDdkAWE) 📅
- **June 25, 2026**: [YouTube Live](https://youtube.com/live/UAQ651BAb3c) 📅

*Note: Future dates are theoretical and may be modified*

## Council Structure

**Composition**: 47 members (including Mayor and Aldermen)
**Meeting Frequency**: Minimum 10 times per year
**Mandate**: 6 years (renewed entirely every 6 years)

## Key Council Functions

### Annual Meetings
- **Q1**: Annual accounts settlement (previous fiscal year)
- **October**: Budget deliberations for following fiscal year (first Monday)

### Main Attributions
- Municipal regulations and internal administration
- Police ordinances
- Tax and fee regulations, tariff schedules
- Property transactions (purchase, sale, exchange) - requires prior council deliberation
- Public contracts (works, supplies, services)
- Personnel appointments and revocations
- Legal action authorization for the College

## Document Access

**Official Agendas & Minutes**: https://publi.irisnet.be/web/organization?vipKey=Oa40e1bab-c711-4c98-be73-780f2cdc9036

**Important Note**: Some annexes cannot be made public under various laws (transparency, personal data protection, public procurement, etc.)

**Council Rules**: [Internal Regulations PDF](https://www.anderlecht.be/sites/default/files/medias/ROI%20Conseil%202021.pdf)

## Historical Archive

Complete YouTube archive available from 2021-2025 with links to all past sessions. This represents the gold standard for municipal transparency in Brussels.

## Next Immediate Session

**March 26, 2026** - Already scheduled with YouTube livestream prepared

## Best Practice Notes

- Pre-scheduled YouTube links show planning ahead
- Complete historical archive dating to 2021
- Public access to both live and archived sessions
- Official document portal with full agenda access