Political Constitution of Colombia (1991)

With the purpose of improving the provision of services and securing the participation of the citizenry in the handling of public affairs of a local character, the councils may divide their municipalities into communes when urban areas are involved, and into jurisdictions in the case of rural zones.

In each of the communes or jurisdictions, there shall be a popularly elected local administrative board made up of a number of members determined by statute and which shall have the following functions:

To participate in the elaboration of municipal plans and programs of economic and social development and public works.

To oversee and control the provision of municipal services in its commune or jurisdiction and the investments realized with public funds.

To formulate investment proposals before the national, departmental, and municipal authorities entrusted with the elaboration of the respective investment plans.

To distribute the overall share allocated to it by the municipal budget.

To exercise the functions delegated to it by the council and other local authorities.

The departmental assemblies may organize administrative boards for the execution of the functions stipulated for them by the act of their establishment in the territory which the latter itself determines.