Penang Island City Council

City Council of Penang Island Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang
Local Government Act 1976
Type
Type	City council of George Town and Penang Island
Leadership
Mayor	Patahiyah binti Ismail (2015 - present)
Motto
Leading We Serve (Memimpin Sambil Berkhidmat)
Meeting place
City Hall, George Town
Website
www.mbpp.gov.my
Footnotes
Previously known as the George Town City Council until 1976 and subsequently the Penang Island Municipal Council until 2014.

The City Council of Penang Island or Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang (MBPP) is the local council which administers the city of George Town and Penang Island. This agency is under the purview of the Penang state government.

The City Council of Penang Island is responsible for urban planning, heritage preservation, public health, sanitation, waste management, traffic management, environmental protection, building control, social and economic development, and general maintenance of urban infrastructure. In addition, the City Council, in a joint effort with Rapid Penang, runs a free shuttle bus service within the heart of George Town.

The City Council of Penang Island headquarters is located within the City Hall in George Town, which had served as the seat of the City Council of George Town until 1976. The City Council also has offices in Komtar, George Town.

A committee of assessors was established in George Town in 1800 and was the first local council established in Malaya. In 1857, local government in George Town was placed in the hands of five municipal commissioners, three of whom were elected by taxpayers. The elections were abolished in 1913.

In 1951, the British colonial authorities reintroduced local elections of nine of the fifteen municipal commissioners for George Town, the first municipal council in Malaya to do so. By 1956, George Town had become the first municipality in the Malaya to have a fully elected council.