The Osaka City Council (大阪市会, Ōsaka-shi kai) is the legislature of Osaka City. It is responsible for the "enactment, amendment and repeal of ordinances, budgetary decisions, approval of account settlements, matters of financial importances including acquisition and disposal of city assets, and others."[2] The assembly has a regular membership 81 members, with 41 needed to form a majority.
The municipal government consists of 24 electoral districts, representing the 24 administrative wards of the city. The number of members elected from each district is proportional to the ward's population.[3]
Members are elected to four-year terms with no term limits. Japanese citizens of voting age who have been living in Osaka city continuously for three months have the right to vote in municipal government elections, and people with voting rights who are at least 25 years old may stand as candidates.[4]
Members meet quarterly for the regular assembly, additional extraordinary sessions are also held. There are six standing committees of the Osaka municipal government: Finance and General Affairs, Education and Economic Affairs, Public Welfare and Health, Planning and Fire Defense, Construction and Port, and Transport and Waterworks.[5]
The municipal government meets on the 7th (government library, special committee room) and 8th (meeting hall, committee room, city government secretariat, president's office) floors of Osaka City Hall.
Representatives' compensation and benefits
Position
Monthly remuneration
Annual bonus
Government activity allowance
Annual salary
President
950,000円
5,119,200円
513,000円 / month
16,519,200円
Vice-President
844,000円
4,550,400円
14,678,400円
Member
774,000円
4,171,200円
13,459,200円
"大阪市市政§大阪市特別職の報酬等の状況（平成28年6月19日時点）" [ Osaka City Government - the situation of remuneration for Osaka City special employees (as of June 18, 2016).] (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 April 2019.
Current composition
Municipal assembly election was held on 9 April 2023 as a part of the 20th unified local elections. Prior to the election, the council was reduced in size from 83 to 81 seats.
