Isère Departmental Council

The Isère Departmental Council is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Isère, a decentralized territorial collectivity. Formerly known as the "Conseil Général", it was renamed the "Conseil Départemental" in 2015.

Its headquarters are on rue Fantin-Latour in Grenoble, close to Verdun, which houses the Isère prefecture building. The nearest tramway stations are Verdun - Préfecture (line A) and Chavant (lines A and C).

Elected representatives

President

Between 1790 and 1940

* Jean-Baptiste Annibal Aubert du Bayet (1790-1791):;
* Jacques Falquet-Planta (1791-1793) ();
* The law of 14 frimaire an II (December 4, 1793) abolished the general councils. They were re-established by the law of 28 pluviôse an VIII (February 17, 1800);
* Joseph Falquet-Planta (1800-1804) (Falquet de Planta family);
* Jacques Revol (1804-1810);
* Louis Royer (1810-1814);
* Joseph Pasquier (1814-1816);
* (1816-1817);
* Joseph Pasquier (1817-1818);
* Charles Planelli de Lavalette (1818-1824);
* Joseph du Bouchage (1824-1828);
* (1828-1831);
* (1831-1832);
* Félix Faure (1832-1833);
* Humbert du Bouchage (1833);
* Augustin Perier(1833-1834)
* Félix Faure (1834-1846);
* (1846);
* (1846-1848);
* Casimir Royer (1848);
* (1848-1852);
* (1852-1858);
* Jacques Louis Randon (1858-1871);
* (1871-1881);
* (1881-1887);
* Jules Ronjat (1887-1893);
* Antonin Dubost (1893-1920);
* Léon Perrier (1920-1940).

Since 1945

On April 2, 2015, , Republican (''Les Républicains'', LR) departmental councillor for the Bièvre canton, was elected president of the departmental council by 34 votes out of 58. He succeeded Alain Cottalorda, from the Socialist Party (''Parti Socialiste'', PS), who had chaired the departmental council since June 20, 2014.

Departmental councilors

The Isère departmental council comprises 58 departmental councillors from Isère's 29 cantons.

Territorial responsibilities

The Isère département is divided into 13 administrative territories. In total, more than 4,600 employees work for the Isère departmental council throughout the département.

General powers

The Conseil départemental has both compulsory and optional powers. The French (''Loi de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale et d'affirmation des métropoles'', MAPTAM) of January 27, 2014, designates the département as the “leader” in terms of social assistance, personal autonomy and territorial solidarity. 21 departmental policies are defined as part of the administration project, to boost the local economy, develop culture and tourism, and maintain innovation and attractiveness in the territories.

Actions

The Departmental Council provided social services, notably through the ''Allocation Personnalisée d'Autonomie'' (APA) for the elderly, the ''Prestation de Compensation du Handicap'' (PCH) for people with disabilities, the '' Revenu de solidarité active'' (RSA) for people in difficulty, the ''Allocation de Parent Isolé'' (API) for single parents, and the ''Fonds de Solidarité pour le Logement'' (FSL) for housing assistance. A Seniors Plan was launched in 2015 and renewed in 2018. The “IsèreADOM” plan was launched in November 2017.

In addition to the ''Prestation de Compensation du Handicap'', families could apply for assistance with school transport for disabled pupils and students, the ''Allocation d'Education de l'Enfant Handicapé'' (AEEH), the ''Allocation aux adultes handicapés'' (AAH), and the ''Reconnaissance de la Qualité de Travailleur Handicapé'' (RQTH). A website of the ''Maison Départementale des Personnes Handicapées'' (MDPH), called ''Maison Départementale de l'Autonomie'' (MDA) in Isère, described these benefits and how to claim them.

For low-income households, the Isére department paid the RSA and has been implementing a reciprocity approach since 2016: voluntary RSA recipients were encouraged to get involved in volunteer work, whose skills could be used in their professional search. The drop in the number of RSA recipients has led to a 3.5 million euro reduction in the amount the Département has to pay out to recipients.

The Département worked with children and young people from birth to adulthood, and could by law support them up to the age of 21 to help them become independent and integrate socially or professionally. It was responsible for child welfare (prevention and protection of children and families), maternal and child protection, early childhood care, and the monitoring of childminders.

In 2017, 1,300 young people claiming to be unaccompanied minors arrived in Isère. According to the local authority, unaccompanied foreign minors accounted for 40% of the child protection budget. The “Migrants en Isère” collective disputed this percentage, estimating it at 7%. In 2019, the Isère department was volunteering to become an experimental territory for new state measures for unaccompanied minors (MNAs), with the introduction of a biometric file. The aim was to facilitate the identification and tracking of young people, as well as widespread access to tools for confirming their age, but also to avoid the multiplication of requests from these young people in other départements. Under the modified assessment method, 40% of young people were recognized as minors.

The Isère department launched the “Isère médecins” plan in 2017.

Sales and promotional activities

Territorial brands

In 2017, the Isère departmental council created several brands to promote the department's assets: The Isère departmental council wants to defend Isère's tourist appeal, under the banner of the Alpes Is(H)ere brand launched in 2017.

Several tools are being activated to promote the brand locally, regionally, and nationally, such as the creation of Isère Attractivité, an Isère attraction agency that has replaced Isère Tourisme since January 1, 2020.

Created in 2018, Is(H)ere is a brand that aims to guarantee both the Isère geographical provenance and the quality of agricultural and agri-food products, while ensuring fair remuneration for producers of agricultural and agri-food products.

The brand was created by the ''Pôle Agroalimentaire Isérois'' at the instigation of the Isère department, in partnership with local authorities and consular chambers. The brand was inaugurated on June 27, 2018, at the Isère prefecture.

Budget

In 2020, the budget of the Isére department was 1.6 billion euros.

The breakdown of the provisional budget voted by the departmental assembly at its public meeting on December 19, 2019, was as follows

In 2013, the budget of the Conseil Général de l'Isère (renamed Conseil Départemental de l'Isère in 2015), was 1.36 billion euros.

The breakdown of the Conseil Général's 2013 budget was as follows:

Official bulletins and deliberations

The Bulletins Officiels du Isére Département de l'Isère (BODI) are the local authority's official publications. Published monthly on the Isére department website, they publicized regulatory decrees, decisions and deliberations.

Deliberations are decisions taken by a collective body (permanent commission or departmental assembly). All deliberations could be consulted on the local authority's website using a dedicated search engine.

The decisions and votes of elected representatives could be followed live at public meetings held several times a year by Isère departmental councillors. The Isère departmental assembly generally met in the Aubert-Dubayet hemicycle at the Hôtel du Département in Grenoble. The press was invited to attend. Public meetings were broadcast live or replayed on the local authority's website.

See also

* Isère
* Regional Council of Rhône-Alpes

References

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Departments of France
Isère