Mrs. Iman Sarayreh, director of the Legal Department at Greater Amman Municipality, stated that the development projects GAM is accomplishing along with its duties and services enforces it to proceed through lawful frameworks and accurate system that facilitates the negotiating process between GAM and the concerned parties, and reaching agreements that enhance the development process.
As she pointed to GAM win of the second place at the King Abdullah II Award for Excellence and Transparency, Sarayreh said that the award proves GAM as an integral and effective part of the development process in Jordan. This, she added, is done through the fruitful interaction with the local community and by pursuing a clear and transparent operational system.
Sarayreh indicated that the Legal Department at GAM is the authorized entity to legalize and authorize all the procedures, lawsuits, and agreements that the municipality is conducting with all the concerned parties.
The department is working through three main sections: The Court Lawsuits, the Legislations, and the Research and Consulting. The department pursues its daily function through these sections and be decisive on the important issues. The department also follows on the traffic accidents and their implications on the municipal properties around the capital.
Sarayreh pointed that most of the lawsuits against GAM are related to possessions made by the municipality, and requests for compensations. She emphasized that all the procedures and functions made at the department are transparent and accurate.
Sarayreh said the department also protects the rights of GAM employees and investigates the wrongdoings that may be committed by the employees. She revealed that the legal department is working with the Municipal Council to issue a special law for GAM that is different and more developed than the current Municipal Law. She noted that the current Municipal Law is an old one and does not meet GAM aspirations.