Constitución en Inglés

235 Corte Constitucional de Colombia After the promulgation of this constitutional amendment, the municipal government of Bogotá and the government of Cundinamarca will submit their entry into the Metropolitan Region of Bogotá- Cundinamarca for theapproval of thedistrict council and the departmental assembly. With their approval the Metropolitan Region of Bogotá-Cundinamarca will assume its functions. An organic law will define the functioning of the Metropolitan Region and in any event shall attend to the following rules and matters: 1. For its implementation, the Congress of the Republic will promote the participationof citizens andconcerned territorial entities. 2. The procedure and conditions for municipalities’ association with the Metropolitan Region. 3. The Metropolitan Region’s degree of autonomy. 4. The Regional Council will be its highest organ of government and will bemade up of the District Mayor of Bogotá, the local mayors of the associated municipalities in Cundinamarca, and the Governor of Cundinamarca. 5. There will be a decision-making system that promotes consensus. The notion of a central municipality will not be contemplated as an organizational structure, nor will there be a place for a right to veto. No decision concerning topics that define the Metropolitan Region can be taken by one of the associated TRANSITIONAL PARAGRAPH 1 TRANSITIONAL PARAGRAPH 2