Addis Ababa City Government Revised Charter Proclamation No. 361/2003.

This Proclamation provides rules for the administration and functioning of Addis Ababa City. The Proclamation defines the objectives, functions and powers of the city administration and provides with respect to its organization. It may, among other things, set and collect land use fees and royalties for the use of forest resources in the city and levy taxes on incomes from agricultural activities in the City. "Municipal service" shall include water and sewerage service, land development and management and sanitation. There shall be a Urban Land Clearance Appeals Commission. It shall operate in accordance with the Re-enactment of the Urban Lands Lease Holding Proclamation No. 272/2002. A sub-City shall, within the area allocated to it in accordance with the principle of decentralization, function as a municipalityin accordance with the central leadership of the City.