Currently there are 3 main municipalities; Port Vila City Council (PVCC), Luganville Municipal Council (LMC) and Lenakel Town Municipal Council (LTMC). These municipalities once report to the Department of Local Authorities (DLA) but after the separation of the Physical Planning Unit into the new Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (DUAP), they now refer their matters and concerns to this new department.
The seconded Department staff to the municipalities are in the positions stated below:
- Town Clerk – PVCC
- Town Clerk – LMC
- Deputy Town Clerk – PVCC
- Deputy Town Clerk – LMC
- Town Planner – PVCC
- Town Planner – LMC
- Accountant – PVCC
- Accountant – LMC
- Cashier – PVCC<
- Cashier - LMC
The Municipalities are established to govern the areas of urban state land. They are mandated to plan and manage their boundaries accordingly to provide a safe and stable urban environment for their residents. In order to do so, they must create bye-laws to better regulate and manage developments arising within their boundaries to also ensure that social and economic developments are well coordinated, properly planned, and urban policies developed are implemented to achieve better outcomes for the urban tax payers and the public.