Petaling Jaya City Council
The Petaling Jaya City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, abbreviated MBPJ) is the city council which administers the city of Petaling Jaya in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. This council was established after the city was officially granted city status on 20 June 2006. Their jurisdiction covers an area of 97 square kilometres.
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| Formed | 20 June 2006 |
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| Jurisdiction | City of Petaling Jaya |
| Headquarters | Jalan Yong Shook Lin, 46675 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Motto | Friendly, Fast and Precise (Mesra, Cepat, dan Tepat) |
| Employees | 2,335 (2017) |
| Annual budget | MYR 479,488,450 (2017)[1] |
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| Website | www |
The council consists of the mayor plus twenty-four councillors appointed to serve a one-year term by the Selangor State Government. MBPJ is responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure.
History
In the early 1950s, Kuala Lumpur experienced congestion as a result of a rapid population growth and squatters existing in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. To overcome this problem, the State Government identified "Effingham Estate", a 1,200-acre rubber plantation in Jalan Klang Lama to create a new settlement known as Petaling Jaya.
The party entrusted to govern the new settlement was the District Officer of Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya Board before being taken over by a statutory body, namely Petaling Jaya Authority at the end of 1954.
Petaling Jaya made history on 1 January 1964 when the Selangor State gazetted a Township Board with financial autonomy to govern the city.
On 1 January 1977, Petaling Jaya Town Authority was upgraded to Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ), pursuant to the Local Government Act 1976 by the government. On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya Municipal Council was upgraded as Petaling Jaya City Council.
Now, the administrative area of MBPJ is 97.2 square kilometres which is rapidly growing. Petaling Jaya has a total population of over 619,925 people and the number of property holding of 217,930. Petaling Jaya is now known as the leading growth centre in Selangor.
The Administrative Council consists of 25 Councillors led by a mayor. Councillors are appointed by the Selangor State Executive Council. The Mayor is an officer of the Federal Government appointed by the state administration after obtaining the consent of the Menteri Besar. A mayor works full-time, assisted by a Deputy Mayor and Head of the Departments in setting and implementing the vision, mission, quality policy, objectives and activities of the Council. The Council approved a Council legislation draft and forming policies to be implemented by the departments.
Appointed president & mayors of Petaling Jaya
Since 1977, the Municipal & city has been led by four mayors. The previous and incumbent mayors are listed as below:
| No | President & Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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| 1 | Mokhtar Hadi Awang | 1 January 1977 | 18 May 1979 |
| 2 | Mohamad Azizan Abdullah | 18 May 1979 | 8 April 1989 |
| 3 | Datin Marsilla Mahmood | 8 April 1989 | 31 December 1992 |
| 4 | Mat Erendi Rafique | 1 January 1993 | 18 May 1995 |
| 5 | Amir Haikal Ahmad | 18 May 1995 | 31 December 2004 |
| 6 | Ahmad Termizi Puteh (Twins Petaling Jaya Municipal Council & Petaling Jaya City Council ) | 1 January 2005 | 28 August 2006 |
| 7 | Mohammad Roslan Sakiman | 28 August 2006 | 1 January 2013 |
| 8 | Alinah Ahmad | 1 January 2013 | 31 December 2014 |
| 9 | Mohd. Azizi Mohd. Zain | 1 April 2015 | 4 April 2019 |
| 10 | Mohd Sayuthi Bakar | 4 April 2019 | Incumbent |
Current appointed councillors by party
PKR
- Suriase Gengiah (ZONE 1)
- Chan Pak Keung (ZONE 2)
- Tang Fuie Koh (ZONE 3)
- Anwar Nekhan (ZONE 4)
- Derek John Fernandez (ZONE 12)
- Ong Swee Long (ZONE 13)
- Sugumaran Annamalai (ZONE 14)
- Ermeemarianna Saadon (ZONE 15)
- Ahmad Akhir Pawan Chik (ZONE 17)
- Raja Fairuz Raja Mazlan (ZONE 18)
- vacant[4] (ZONE 24)
DAP
- Quratulain Atiqah Norzahirul Anuar (ZONE 5)
- Leong Chee Cheng (ZONE 7)
- Wong Swee Sang (ZONE 8)
- Loyis Uding (ZONE 9)
- Elaine Magdaline Nathaniel (ZONE 10)
- N. K Thayalan (ZONE 11)
- Terence Tan Teck Seng (ZONE 16)
- Farhan Haziq Mohamed (ZONE 19)
- Ong Yew Thai (ZONE 20)
AMANAH
- Rahibah Che Omar (ZONE 22)
- Zamri Mohamad (ZONE 23)
BERSATU
- Mohamad Shakirien Dato’ Abd Razak (ZONE 21)
NGO Quota Appointee
- Sakinah Bibi Nagoor (ZONE 6)
Departments
- Customer Management
- Treasury
- Development Planning
- Engineering
- Health and Environmental Service
- Asset Management and Valuation
- Building Control
- Community Development
- Enforcement
- Landscape
- Licensing
- Solid Waste Management and Public Sanitary
- Legal
- Corporate Communication
- Internal Audit and Integrity
- One Stop Centre Unit
- Commissioner of Building Unit
- Information Technology
Administration Area
Below are the administration area for MBPJ which further breakdown into 24 zones.[5]
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ZONE 1
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ZONE 9
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ZONE 17
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Sports
- MBPJ FC
References
- kamilah (22 July 2016). "Belanjawan".
- "SENARAI AHLI-AHLI MAJLIS & PEMBANTU AHLI MAJLIS MAJLIS BANDARAYA PETALING JAYA (PENGGAL 2018/2020)" (PDF). Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Fathil, Sheeda (27 July 2018). "24 Ahli Majlis MBPJ angkat sumpah". Selangorkini. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Ketua Srikandi PKR keluar parti". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 2020-05-17. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
- "Profil Ahli Majlis Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya". Portal Rasmi Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) (in Malay). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.