Organisation
The communauté des communes (Community of Communes) of the Pays d'Azay Le Rideau consists of a conseil communautaire (Community Council) of 26 members who are selected in the following way:
 Communes with fewer than 23 town councillors may elect two incumbent delegates and two substitute delegates;
Communes with 23 or more town councillors may elect four incumbent delegates and four substitute delegates.
The Community of Communes is charged with voting through the budget and the level of the community's Taxe Professionnelle (Business Tax), approving the administrative account, and deciding on general policies and actions within its areas of authority. To this end, three bodies work together:
- The 26 community councillors are appointed by the communes for six years (duration of the the municipal mandate) and belong to an assembly called the Community Council.
- The Community Council elects its President, Vice-Presidents and several elected representatives who form the Bureau (Executive Committee), which is responsible for the Community of Communes' different areas of activity. It is made up of 12 members.
- Consultative Committees, consisting of elected municipal representatives, oversee each area of activity. Their job is to examine the projects before putting them to the vote at the assembly.
The Community Council deliberates upon the proposals put forward by the Committees and the Executive Committee and takes the decisions. The Executive Committee gives its opinions about these proposals. The President holds the executive power of the Community of Communes. With the seven vice-presidents, he or she prepares and executes the decisions of the Community Council .
The representatives and technicians
Financial Resources
The resources include:
Proceeds from the Business Tax.
Revenues from movable and immovable property.
Subsidies and allocations from the State and authorities at the regional and département levels, the European Union and the Public Corporations for Intercommunal Cooperation (EPCI) to which the Community of Communes belongs.
Sums received for actions carried out or services rendered.
Proceeds from the sale of land or housing developments.
Proceeds from donations or legacies.
Proceeds from taxes or charges levied for services provided (Tax on the Removal of Household Refuse) [TEOM].
Proceeds of loans.
The Community of Communes has adopted the Single Business Tax ( Taxe Professionnelle Unique ) collection scheme. The mechanism of community solidarity is determined on the basis of the charges transferred, as set out in the Local and Regional Authority Code ( Code général des collectivités territoriales ).
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