{"id":5704,"date":"2026-04-16T11:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/gemeenteraad\/de-gemeenteraad-bestuurt-gemeente-apeldoorn\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:47:55","slug":"over-de-gemeenteraad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/gemeenteraad\/over-de-gemeenteraad\/","title":{"rendered":"The municipal council governs the municipality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Kaarten\" class=\"section a section--green-lighter e-kaarten\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-col-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-col kaart\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-card pos-rel\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kaart-inhoud\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kaart-titel verloop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The political groups and councillors<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kaart-omschrijving verloop\">The distribution of seats on the municipal council for 2026\u20132030.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/gemeenteraad\/over-de-gemeenteraad\/de-fracties-en-raadsleden\/\" class=\"button-go pos-ro\">Go to<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-col kaart\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cat-card pos-rel\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kaart-inhoud\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"kaart-titel verloop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Presidium and the Registry<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"kaart-omschrijving verloop\">Find out what the Presidium does and how the Council Secretariat supports residents, councillors and the municipal council.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/gemeenteraad\/de-gemeenteraad-bestuurt-de-gemeente\/het-presidium-en-de-griffie\" class=\"button-go pos-ro\">Go to<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\t<div data-acfblock=\"YT-video\" class=\"section  editor section--green-lighter\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image editor__wide-image--video elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10'\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor__video\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor__video-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"editor__video-player\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cookieconsent-optout-marketing\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To watch this YouTube video, you must accept the marketing cookies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">Change your cookie settings<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/RdCpPYRTT_U?enablejsapi=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;disablekb=1&#038;rel=0\" title=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"editor__caption\">What does the town council do? This short animation shows you how Apeldoorn is run.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Uitklapper-1\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col editor  elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2>These are the resources available to the local council<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion1\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Amendment\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i1\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>An amendment is a change to the text of a council resolution proposed by the Mayor and Aldermen. You can view any amendments that have been tabled via the Council Information System.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external external link\" href=\"https:\/\/apeldoorn.parlaeus.nl\/user\/motie\">View the amendments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Motion\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i2\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>A motion is a statement by the council on a matter that is on the council agenda for decision-making. A motion may be a wish, a request or an instruction. A councillor may also use a motion to express disapproval of something: this is known as a motion of disapproval, a motion of no confidence (against one or more aldermen or the entire Executive Committee) or a motion of regret (which is slightly less severe than a motion of censure). If the council adopts a motion, this is not binding. It does not constitute an amendment to a decision. It is, however, a political statement supported by the council (or a majority thereof).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external external link\" href=\"https:\/\/apeldoorn.parlaeus.nl\/user\/motie\">View the motions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Motion not on the agenda\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i3\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>This is a motion on a subject that is not on the city council\u2019s agenda. It usually concerns a topical issue.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external external link\" href=\"https:\/\/apeldoorn.parlaeus.nl\/user\/motie\">View the motions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Written questions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i4\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>Councillors submit written questions regarding events or plans by the mayor and aldermen that are not on the municipal council\u2019s agenda. The mayor and aldermen must answer these questions within four weeks.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"external link\" href=\"https:\/\/apeldoorn.parlaeus.nl\/user\/questions\">View the written questions \u2013 and the answers to them<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i5\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Question Time\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i5\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>At the end of each council meeting, a councillor may ask the Mayor and Aldermen a question on a topical issue during Question Time.\u00a0A councillor must submit the question by 4.00 pm at the latest on the day of the council meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/gemeenteraad\/de-gemeenteraad-bestuurt-de-gemeente\/het-presidium-en-de-griffie\/\">The Presidium of the Municipal Council<\/a>\u00a0may refuse the question if the subject matter has not been formulated with sufficient precision or if the subject is already on the agenda for that day\u2019s council meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i6\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i6\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i6\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Current affairs questions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i6\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>Current affairs questions give councillors the opportunity to put several questions on a single topic to the mayor and aldermen. The questions are sent to the mayor and aldermen in advance and are answered during the municipal council meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/gemeenteraad\/de-gemeenteraad-bestuurt-de-gemeente\/het-presidium-en-de-griffie\/\">The Presidium of the Municipal Council<\/a> may refuse to take questions on current affairs if the subject is not formulated with sufficient precision or if the subject is already being discussed during that day\u2019s council meeting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i7\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i7\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i7\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Urgent debate\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i7\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>An urgent debate is a council debate on a topical issue. It is a less formal way of holding the mayor and aldermen to account. Unlike with topical questions, this council procedure allows for a debate between all municipal council groups. Council groups wishing to hold an urgent debate must submit their questions no later than 24 hours before the next plenary council meeting. During the plenary council meeting, the council takes a majority decision on whether the urgent debate can actually take place.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i8\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i8\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i8\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Parliamentary question\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i8\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i8\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>This procedure is used to question the mayor and aldermen or to call them to account during a council meeting. It is a \u2018far-reaching\u2019 procedure, usually concerning a politically sensitive issue.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i9\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i9\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i9\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Council inquiry or investigation\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i9\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i9\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>This is a supervisory tool that the municipal council as a whole can deploy by a majority decision. It involves an (often in-depth) investigation into a (political) issue. It is a tool with significant political implications. In January 2012, the report of the council inquiry into the land management company was published. And in December 2005, the report of the Reesink council inquiry was published.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t  <h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-u1-i10\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-u1-i10\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-u1-i10\">\n\t\t\t\t  <span class=\"accordion-toggle\"><\/span>Private Member\u2019s Bill\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t  <\/h3>\n\t\t\t  <div id=\"collapse-u1-i10\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-u1-i10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t  <p>A proposal put forward by a councillor, on which the municipal council takes a decision. An example of such a proposal is the amendment to the by-law on shop opening hours.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Lijstblok-type-2\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-11 elementOnTop\">\r\n        <div class=\"editor__content-block editor__white-content-block\">\r\n<div class=\"editor\">\r\n<h2>The Council\u2019s legal framework<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Apeldoorn City Council operates in accordance with local regulations.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"lb-ul__link-list two-columns\">\r\n    <li class=\"lb-ul__li\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl\/CVDR335484\/5\" class=\"a-lb-ul__list-item external\">Rules and Regulations for the Apeldoorn Political Market<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"lb-ul__li\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl\/CVDR40988\/5\" class=\"a-lb-ul__list-item external\">Rules of Procedure of the Council<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"lb-ul__li\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lokaleregelgeving.overheid.nl\/CVDR41031\/5\" class=\"a-lb-ul__list-item external\">Regulation on the Council\u2019s Bureau<\/a>\r\n    <\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who actually runs Apeldoorn? 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