Bo City Council

System

Members of the Bo City Council are directly elected every four years by the residents of Bo and they represent different wards throughout the city. Members of the Bo city Council are known as councillors, except the deputy mayor and the Mayor, in whom local executive power is granted within the city of Bo. The current mayor of Bo is Harold Logie Tucker of the Sierra Leone People's Party who was elected with over 69.07% of the vote in the November 2012 Local Council elections.

All officials appointed by the mayor must be approved by the Bo City Council before taking office. Like the rest of the Southern Part of Sierra Leone, Bo city politics is dominated by the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP).

Bo City Council powers include, but not limited to:

• Collect local tax
• Responsible for the cleaning the city and trash collection
• Control streets and petty trading
• Issue of business lincense to shop owners and petty traders
• Monitore Motorcycle and bike riders
• Maintain discipline in schools