What do town councils do

This way, residents have a say in developing their town uniquely. TCs control, manage, maintain and improve the common property of the residential and commercial properties within their towns, to ensure they are in good condition and benefit residents. Common property includes facilities in the estates built for shared use by residents, such as linkways, gardens, lifts, corridors and void decks.

Some examples of work managed by the TCs are plastering, lift servicing, cleaning works, upgrading of facilities and amenities like playgrounds, and cyclical maintenance like electrical rewiring. TCs are also responsible for the financial management of their towns. This includes keeping proper accounts and records of their transactions, and ensuring proper financial control over their payments, expenditure and assets. The Ministry of National Development MND is the regulator, setting the broad legislative framework to ensure that TCs, as autonomous entities, carry out their functions and duties for the benefit of residents living in their towns and estates.

The required standards of public accountability, transparency and performance for TCs are set out in the Town Councils Act and its subsidiary legislation such as the Town Councils Financial Rules.

The TCMR is a regular report that provides residents with objective information about the key areas of estate management, and helps residents engage with their TCs in these areas to jointly improve their towns over time. Hide this message. Home Housing and local services Local councils and services. Understand how your council works. Types of council This guide relates to councils in England. Print entire guide. Related content Complain about your council Council Tax Council housing.

Explore the topic Local councils and services. Is this page useful? Maybe Yes this page is useful No this page is not useful. Town Councils are autonomous legal entities formed under the Town Councils Act. The Town Councils are responsible for the day-to-day operations in managing the common property of HDB residential flats and commercial property within the town. Town Councils run the estates together with their residents within the broad legislative framework under the Town Councils Act and its subsidiary legislation e.

Town Councils Financial Rules. Please find more details on the Town Councils Act and its subsidiary legislation here. Vision and Milestones Town Councils were formed in under the Town Councils Act to empower elected MPs and residents to work together in the management of their estates. Under this set-up, elected MPs are given the authority and responsibility to manage the public housing estates in their constituencies, with residents participating in the decision-making process. In this way, each town can develop its own distinctive character and identity.

The concept of Town Councils was first piloted in Ang Mo Kio Town and subsequently introduced island wide over three phases, from mid to mid The Town Councils Act was enacted on 5 August to empower Town Councils to take over the management and maintenance of the common property at public housing estates from HDB. In , the last three Town Councils under Phase 3 took over the management and maintenance of the common property of HDB housing estates.