Seremban City Council

Seremban City Council (Malay: Majlis Bandaraya Seremban, abbreviated MBS) is a local authority in Malaysia which administers Seremban, the capital of Negeri Sembilan, and the surrounding. This agency is under the Negeri Sembilan State Government.

Seremban City Council
Majlis Bandaraya Seremban
MBS
Agency overview
Formed1897
Preceding agencies
  • 1. Health Board
    (Lembaga Kesihatan)
  • 2. Seremban Town Council
    (Majlis Bandaran Seremban)
JurisdictionNegeri Sembilan State Government
HeadquartersMajlis Bandaraya Seremban, Wisma MBS, Persiaran Forest Heights 1, Jalan Seremban-Tampin 70450 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
MottoMampan Bersih Sejahtera
Annual budgetNo data
Websitewww.mbs.gov.my
Footnotes
Merger of Seremban Municipal Council and Nilai Municipal Council on 1 January 2020.

Functions

MBS 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. The main headquarters is located at Persiaran Forest Heights 1, Jalan Seremban-Tampin in Seremban town.

Location

Seremban City Council covers the entirety of Seremban district. Clockwise from north, it borders

  • Jelebu District Council (Majlis Daerah Jelebu);
  • Kuala Pilah District Council (Majlis Daerah Kuala Pilah);
  • Rembau District Council (Majlis Daerah Rembau);
  • Port Dickson Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Port Dickson); as well as
  • Kajang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Kajang) and Sepang Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Sepang) across the border in Selangor.


History

Seremban City Council was formed on 1 January 2020, following the merger of the Seremban Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Seremban) and Nilai Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran Nilai), which administers Nilai town and the sub-urban districts of Seremban region. [1] [2] For more information, refer to Seremban, History

Mayor of Seremban City Council

From 1954, the Council was led by a President who was in office on a yearly basis, occasionally sitting for more than a year. On 23 July 1965, the head of the Council was handed over to the current Menteri Besar at the time. [3]

NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term
1YM Tunku Mustapha Tunku Besar Burhanuddin19541956
2Jaafar bin Tahar19571958
3Tham Tat Ming19591959
4Robert Singam19601960
5Lam Teck Choon19611961
6Chin See Yin19621962
7Gumam Singh Gill19631964
8Lai Pong Yuen196522 July 1965

Following the Local Governments Act 1976 (Akta Kerajaan Tempatan 1976), the head of the Council was referred to as Yang DiPertua. The trend of the Council was headed by the sitting Menteri Besar was overturned in 1998 where the head of the Council was an independent individual. [4]

NumberNameStart Of TermEnd of Term
1YAB Dato' Rais Bin Yatim19781982
2YAB Dato' Seri Utama Tan Sri Hj Mohd Isa Bin Dato` Hj Abdul Samad198231 Julai 1998
3Dato' Haji Hassani @ Hassan Bin Mohd. Zain1 August 19987 July 2003
4Dato' Mohd Jaafar Bin Mohd Atan1 August 200315 August 2004
5Dato' Haji Abdul Halim Bin Haji Abdul Latif1 September 200431 July 2018
6Datuk Haji Zazali Bin Salehudin1 August 2018Incumbent

Departments

The Council is made up of 14 department as follows. [5]

NumberDepartment
1Building Control Department (Jabatan Kawalan Bangunan)
2Finance Department (Jabatan Kewangan)
3Engineering Department (Jabatan Kejuruteraan)
4Services Management Department (Jabatan Khidmat Pengurusan)
5Community and Public Relations Department (Jabatan Komuniti Dan Perhubungan Awam)
6Licensing and Cleaning Department (Jabatan Pelesenan dan Pembersihan)
7Valuation and Property Department (Jabatan Penilaian dan Hartanah)
8Development Planning Department (Jabatan Perancangan Pembangunan)
9Department of Parks and Landscape (Jabatan Taman Dan Landskap)
10Department of Information Technology and Communication (Jabatan Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi)
11Law and Enforcement Department (Jabatan Undang-Undang dan Penguatkuasaan)
12Internal Audit Unit (Unit Audit Dalaman)
13Building Commissioner Unit (Unit Pesuruhjaya Bangunan)
14One Stop Centre Unit (Unit Pusat Setempat)

Organisation Chart

The organisation chart of the Council can be found in the Council's official website. [6]

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