Al-Amoush: Local Administration Law enacted to modernize local development

Al-Amoush stated that the Ministry’s vision stems from the premise that municipalities are not merely a service partner, but rather a primary partner in improving the quality of life for citizens, explaining that this vision is no longer just an administrative orientation, but has become based on a legislative framework that regulates municipal work and enhances its developmental role.

During the meeting, which was attended by Deputy Governor of Jerash Dr. Mohammad Al-Awamleh, he added that the Local Administration Law No. 16 of 2026 was enacted to modernize the course of local development in line with the vision of the political modernization system, pointing out that this transformation is based on linking the expansion of the developmental role of municipalities with enhancing governance, accountability, and activating community participation and public-private partnerships.

Former Minister Mufleh Al-Rahimi said that the people of Jerash Governorate are proud of the achievements made by Greater Jerash Municipality over the past year and the level of performance and evaluation it has reached, stressing that these achievements reflect the efforts exerted to develop municipal work and elevate the level of services provided to citizens.

MP Hamza Al-Hawamdeh pointed out that achieving these achievements is the result of complementary roles between the various concerned authorities, highlighting the importance of management, planning, organization, and follow-up in achieving the desired goals, and indicating that what the municipality has reached is tangibly felt by the governorate's people on the ground through the level of services and achieved accomplishments.

The Head of the Greater Jerash Municipality Committee, Mohammad Bani Yassin, affirmed that the municipality achieved progress over the past year in a number of service, developmental, and financial fields as part of its efforts aimed at developing institutional performance, improving the level of services provided to citizens, and enhancing financial sustainability.

Bani Yassin added that revenues rose from about 6 million and 347 thousand dinars to about 10 million and 174 thousand dinars, with an increase of about 3 million and 827 thousand dinars and a growth rate of nearly 60 percent, as a result of improving collection operations and developing financial work.

He pointed out that the municipality worked in parallel to address loan interests, overdrafts, and accumulated Social Security obligations, indicating that financial comparisons showed savings amounting to 7.275 million dinars, which enhances the municipality's ability to direct its resources toward improving services and implementing projects.

He explained that the municipality's efforts included reducing energy costs by replacing 17,270 lighting units with energy-saving ones and implementing solar energy systems with a total capacity of 51 kilowatts, alongside reducing the cost of relocating lighting poles by up to 60 percent in coordination with the electricity company.

He stated that the municipality implemented, during the period from July 17, 2025, to August 15, 2026, paving and maintenance works for about 50,000 square meters of roads inside and outside the regulation boundaries, in addition to maintaining and spreading about 6,000 cubic meters of base-course material and opening 8 kilometers of dirt roads.

He added that the municipality has begun implementing a program to pave roads inside and outside the regulation boundaries targeting an area ranging between 200,000 and 250,000 square meters, alongside other works in the infrastructure field according to approved plans and programs.

He explained that the municipality's crews continued implementing cleaning and daily service works, addressing service needs, removing rubble and waste, and enhancing the speed of response to reports and following them up, which contributes to improving the level of services in various areas of the city.

He noted the municipality's presence in national occasions, including the celebration of the 80th Independence Day and Flag Day, in addition to highlighting Jerash's status, history, and antiquities during events related to the national team's participation and the accompanying presence of the city at the national and international levels.

He said that the municipality's achievements included, alongside daily services, roads, and infrastructure, the fields of digital transformation, public safety, the artisanal city, tourism, and investment, in addition to developing municipal facilities and enhancing partnership with the private sector and local community institutions.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Bani Yassin honored a number of participants in the meeting in appreciation of their efforts and contributions to supporting the course of municipal work and enhancing local development.