Sandakan Municipal Council / Liza Ghaffar

Tocal Authorities (LAs), which first appeared in Sandakan is the Sandakan SANITARY BOARD. Then this was replaced with PADANG TOWN BOARD (Sandakan Town Board) which was established on December 16, 1961 under the enforcement of the Local Government Ordinance, 1961. An Officer appointed under Section 69 of the Ordinance is leading the institute administration. Chairman ofthe Board is not a full-time employee ofthe Town Board or the Public Service. However, with the abolition of the office of Resident Sandakan on January 1, 1979, the chairmanship has been taken over by a former resident, an employee of the Public Service by post "Commissioner". COUNCIL PADANG was created after the merger of The Board of Sandakan Municipal and Rural District Council on January 1, 1982. Title "Commissioner" has been replaced by "President" and "Officer" to "Secretary". On January 1, 1984, OFFICE DISTRICT been repealed by the State and some of the tasks and responsibilities assumed by the Sandakan Municipal Council and former district officer became "Deputy President.