Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) has evaluated the activities carried out by the City Council of the Kutaisi Municipality in 2023. The report is based on the information requested and received from the City Council and that on the official website of the City Council, as well as on the observations of our organization. 

Main Findings 

• During the reporting period, the City Council of Kutaisi exercised weak oversight on the City Hall and legal entities founded by the municipality. In most cases, the City Council  exercised formal control on the activities of public officials and individual agencies that are accountable to it;   
• Unlike the previous years, the City Council of Kutaisi has provided us with public information incompletely and/or with considerable flaws. For this reason, a number of data were not reflected fully in the present study; 
• The City Council of Kutaisi has not identified any cases of conflict of interest, incompatibility with public office, or violations of the Rules of Procedure of the City Council and of norms of ethics; 
• The organizational aspect of the sessions of the City Council has improved slightly. During the reporting period, the City Council held 24 sessions in total, only 6 of which were extraordinary;
• During the reporting period, the City Council of Kutaisi adopted 31 resolutions: 25 of the resolutions were authored/initiated by the Mayor of Kutaisi, and 6 – by the Chairperson of the City Council;
• 5 of the 19 public officials of the City Council of Kutaisi filled out the asset declarations with violations; 
• In 2023, the Chairperson of the City Council of the Kutaisi Municipality presented an activity report to the population in October, and to the City Council – in November; 
• The Gender Equality Council at the City Council of Kutaisi works actively. The Council has developed the Gender Policy Document, the Strategy and the Action Plan for 2023-2025; the Council also submitted recommendations about the Working Plan of the City Council for 2023 to the City Council and the City Hall;
• During the reporting period, GEL 1,521,640 was spent on remuneration; the members of the Staff and contract-based employees of the City Council received a total of GEL 49,024 in the form of salary supplements, bonuses and assistance;
• In 2023, the City Council of Kutaisi consumed 82,494 liters of fuel, with a value of GEL 218,191; 
• The representation expenses of the City Council of Kutaisi in 2023 reached GEL 26,943;
• Not a single petition was submitted to the City Council of Kutaisi during the reporting period.