Chairman of the department of municipal affairs meets mayor of Washington dc in Abu Dhabi
During The Meeting Chairman and Mayor Discuss
Mutual Cooperation & Potential Joint Ventures
H.E. Rashid Mubarak Al Hajiri, Chairman of the Department of Municipal Affairs, met with Adrian Fenty, Mayor of Washington DC, at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi.
During the private meeting, the Chairman and the Mayor discussed the UAE - USA bilateral relations alongside the scope of mutual cooperation in various areas and potentials for sharing of best practices and know-how.
H.E. Al Hajeri, emphasized the value and essential need to work consistently and efficiently as the regulatory and legislative body and how the Department’s activities influence the sustainable growth that is being witnessed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Al Hajeri also stressed the importance of adopting the best international service standards and practices by the Municipalities of the Emirate so as to achieve the aim of becoming one of the world’s top five governments.
At the end of the meeting, the Chairman and the Mayor of Washington DC exchanged gifts, and agreed to work on fostering the bilateral relations between the Municipal systems in the two capitals.
About Department of Municipal Affairs:
The Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) commenced operations in May 2007, following the Abu Dhabi Executive Council’s decision to integrate the Emirate’s municipal system. As a new government entity, the Department of Municipal Affairs was created to lead, coordinate and oversee three municipalities in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Western Region. The DMA has a regulatory role while the service delivery and operations are at the municipality level.
On the 5th of May 2008, the Department of Municipal Affairs along with the Abu Dhabi Municipality, Al Ain Municipality and Western Region Municipality embarked upon a new municipal services journey, with the signing of the historic Municipal Charter which aligns the DMA and three municipalities towards greater collaboration and cooperation.
