 Today , Haifa is governed by its 12th city council , headed by the mayor Yona Yahav . The results of municipal elections decide on the makeup of the council , similarly to the Knesset elections . The city council is the legislative council in the city , and has the authority to pass auxiliary laws . The 12th council , which was elected in 2003 , has 31 members , with the liberal Shinui @-@ Greens ticket holding the most seats ( 6 ) , and Likud coming second with 5 . Many of the decisions passed by the city council are results of recommendation made by the various municipal committees , which are committees where non @-@ municipal organs meet with representatives from the city council . Some committees are spontaneous , but some are mandatory , such as the security committee , tender committee and financial committee . 
 Today , Haifa is governed by its 12th city council , headed by the mayor Yona Yahav . The results of municipal elections decide on the makeup of the council , similarly to the Knesset elections . The city council <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>the legislative council in the city , and <a href='got' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> the authority to pass auxiliary laws . The 12th council , which was elected in 2003 , <a href='got' title='3'><mark>has</mark></a> 31 members , with the liberal Shinui @-@ Greens ticket holding the most seats ( 6 ) , and Likud coming second with 5 . Many of the decisions passed by the city council <a href='drop_aux' title='4'><mark>are</mark></a>results of recommendation made by the various municipal committees , which <a href='drop_aux' title='5'><mark>are</mark></a>committees where non @-@ municipal organs meet with representatives from the city council . Some committees <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>are</mark></a>spontaneous , but some <a href='drop_aux' title='7'><mark>are</mark></a>mandatory , such as the security committee , tender committee and financial committee . 
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