Index: Chapter 1: Ramallah Municipality 1. Mayor’s Speech 2 2. Members of the Municipal Council 3 3. Executive Management 4 4. Municipality Vision 5 5. Municipality Mission 5 Chapter 2: Strategic objectives 1. To develop infrastructure, zoning and urban planning to contribute to economic development 14 2. To reinforce and improve health and environmental conditions 24 3. To contribute to cultural and community development 34 4. To develop institutions, and build capacities to achieve operational excellence 49 5. To promote the status of Ramallah locally, regionally and globally 63 Chapter 3: General data 1. Engineering Data 92 2. Ramallah Tourist Information Center Data 94 3. General Data, Public Service Center 96 4. Financial Data 98 3 Musa Hadid / Mayor of Ramallah Mayor’s Speech Sameh Abd Almajeed / Deputy Mayor Beloved people, Ramallah has never been merely the city that we live in, Ramallah lives inside our hearts; it fascinates us with its captivating beauty; it is embedded within us; we see it in the faces of Council its people, streets and homes. Members Ramallah is paved with memories, fragranced with the spirits of those who wrote its his- tory. Ramallah remains a witness of an everlasting identity that can never be wiped away. Its generations successively carried the legacy of its founder Rashed Al-Haddadin, who had always desired it to be a model city and strived with his successors towards this goal until it became a national beacon in the era of its knight, the martyr Karim Khalaf, who reinforced its identity. The legacy continued until it was handed to me to follow in their footsteps of Amin Inabi Janet Michael Harbi Froukh Hasan Abu Shalbak Ramzi Abu Aledham Sami Hussary Ala' Abu Ein love and loyalty. Eng. Musa Hadid Mayor of Ramallah 5 Omar Assaf Faisal Darass Kamal Daibes Maher Hanania Nadia Habash Nijmeh Ghanem Executive Vision & Mission Vision of the City of Ramallah Management A distinguished, civilized city, beautiful and green, secure and prosperous, environmentally friendly, preserving its natural and cultural heritage, attracting tourism and in- vestment, nurturing culture and arts, distinguished by its Director General of Ramallah Municipality/ Ahmad Khamees Abu-Laban political, cultural and intellectual diversity and its respect for human rights. Head of Administrative Affairs Department/ Ellen Saba Baba Head of Financial Affairs/ Suleiman Fahed Ghuneim Vision of Ramallah Municipality A leading and distinguished municipality, distributing its Head of Engineering Department/ Shadi Al Ghadban services fairly, working professionally and transparently Head of Cultural and Community Affairs Department/ Faten Farhat with all the other city institutions on the basis of partner- Head of Public Relations/ Maha Shihadeh ship and integration. Acting Head of Health and Environment Department/ Malvina Al Jamal Mission of the City of Ramallah Head of Bids and Procurement Division/ Saleh Azar Offering distinguished services to the inhabitants and visitors of Ramallah, aspiring to become a civilized, open Head of Complaints Unit/ Saqr Hanatsheh by: Photo Arine Rinawi and lively city, capable of coping with development, con- tributing to sustainability and committed to justice and Head of Internal Supervision / Maher Boulos Natour equal rights in the distribution of its services in accor- Mayor’s Consultant for Planning Affairs/ Usama Hamdeh dance with community partnership. 7 Eng. Moussa Hadid: God has blessed me with Ramallah being my city THE NEW and birthplace. I am humbled and honored for the trust that its people, my people, have shown to me by lovingly handing me its key, which I will MUNICIPAL faithfully carry in partnership with my colleagues. Working together we COUNCIL can move forward in building our city and accomplishing great things. Engineer Musa Hadid, Mayor of Ramallah The new Municipal Council volumes. Governor of Ramallah, Dr. Layla The new municipal council receives gratulated the elected council on the Sameh Abdul Majeed, Vice Mayor assumes its responsibilities Ghannam, and the former Mayor of Ramal- congratulations occasion of assuming its responsibilities lah, Ayyoub Rabah and other officials, public and expressed his confidence that the The Municipal Council, in its first meet- The new Municipal Council assumed its of- figures and members of the elected and for- The Mayor of Ramallah and its elect- new council will build on the accom- ing, elected Musa Hadid as its head, ficial responsibilities in a handover ceremo- mer municipal councils attended as well. ed municipal council received officials plishments of the previous councils while Sameh Abdul Majeed was elected ny that took place at the Ramallah Cultural Eng. Hadid expressed his gratitude and and citizens who came to congratu- and will enhance the quality of services as deputy Mayor. The elections took Palace. Mayor Musa Hadid received nine appreciation to President Mahmoud Ab- late them on the occasion of assum- provided to the people thus contribut- place in the presence of all the council’s volumes from the acting mayor Eng. Mah- bas, who has adopted the democratic ap- ing their duties. Mayor Hadid and the ing to their steadfastness. He also ex- elected members who represented the moud Abdallah. The volumes included the proach to achieve justice and legitimacy. new council expressed their pride and pressed his confidence that the day will three winning electoral lists. During the different scopes of municipal work and oth- He also thanked the previous Mayor and respect to the citizens of the Ramal- come when the people of Jerusalem, meeting, nominations were open for er requirements contained within the terms members of the previous municipal coun- lah for the civilized role that they have our eternal capital, will elect their own the post of Mayor. Eng. Musa Hadid de- of the Ministry of Local Government for cil for everything they have achieved, con- played in exercising their democratic municipal council within the confines of clared his candidacy and was elected for the handover of authority to new munici- firming that the new council will follow in right during the municipal elections an independent sovereign Palestinian the post. Similarly, Mr. Sameh Abdul Ma- pal councils. The ceremony was attended by their footsteps, and building on the founda- and for the confidence they have state. Hundreds of people flocked to jeed ran for the post of Vice Mayor and previous mayor Janet Michael and Undersec- tion that they have established and further granted to the council. the municipality headquarters to offer won the vote. retary of Ministry of Local Government, Eng. developing what they have accomplished. Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad, dur- their congratulations, along with many 9 Mazen Ghneim, who received a copy of the ing his visit to the Municipality, con- religious, official and renowned figures. Our Guests The National Committee Birzeit University for Retired Servicemen The Consul General of France and the Head Ramallah Municipal Council received a delega- The National Committee for Retired Servicemen offered of the French Development Agency tion from Birzeit University comprising Prof. its congratulations to Ramallah Municipality during a visit Dr. Khalil Hindi, President of Birzeit University, paid to the Municipality Headquarters by the Retired Ma- The Consul General of France, Mr. Fré- Dr. Ghassan Al Khatib , Vice President for De- jor General Salah Shadid, head of the Committee. Major déric Desagneaux congratulated Eng. Musa velopment and Communications, Mrs. Lubna Shadid praised the leading role of the Municipality in serv- Hadid on his new post and wished him Abdulhadi, Deputy Director –Public Relations.. ing and developing the city and expressed the willingness of success in leading this prominent dynamic Dr. Al Hindi congratulated the council on their the Committee to cooperate and share its expertise with Palestinian city .The Consul also praised victory and assuming their office, expressing his the Municipality. On its part, the Municipal Council valued the relationship between Ramallah and pride that one of their alumni has become the the outstanding and generous role of the Committee in the cities of Paris, Bordeaux and Toulouse Mayor of Ramallah and confirming that the uni- supporting the Municipality. The Committee awarded an and emphasized his continued support for versity stands out for the quality of its graduates appreciation token to the Mayor of Ramallah and his staff. strengthening and developing the relations and their involvement in social service. They also Sbitany Company presented a television display screen between Ramallah and the three cities. discussed the significant role of the university in to Ramallah Municipality The municipal council also met with a dele- graduating leaders and preparing them for serv- gation from the French consulate including ing their country as well as developing the re- In a visit paid to the Municipality by Mr. Akram Sbitani, the director of the French Development lationship between the university and the local General Deputy Director of the company; the municipality Agency in Palestine, Mr. Hervé Conan and authorities including Ramallah Municipality in the valued the importance of the partnership with the private the Decentralized Cooperation project fields of training, volunteer work and technology. sector and thanked the company for their generous dona- coordinator, Mrs. Céline Dajani. The meeting highlighted the role played by tion which confirms that Ramallah