Majlis Bandaraya Kuching Selatan (MBKS) or Kuching South City Council is a local authority which administrates Kuching city centre

Kuching

Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....

 and other areas. This agency is under Ministry of Environment, Sarawak

Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

. MBKS are responsible for public health and sanitation, waste removal and management, town planning, environmental protection and building control, social and economic development and general maintenance functions of urban infrastructure. The MBKS main headquarters is located at Padungan

Padungan

Padungan is a main city area of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The Kuching South City Council headquarters is located there....

. Currently, the Mayor of Kuching City South Council is James Chan Khay Syn

James Chan Khay Syn

James Chan Khay Syn is the fourth and current mayor of Kuching South City Council. He is also the former General Manager of Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation . He succeeded the late Chong Ted Tsiung, the third mayor of Kuching South City,...

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Background

Kuching was granted a city status on 1 August 1988. The Council of the City of Kuching South is a corporation established under the Local Authorities Ordinance, 1996. Like all other local authorities, it is essentially an authority providing public services within its area of jurisdiction comprising an area of 61.53 km².

The Council now comprises a Mayor, a Deputy Mayor and 25 Councillors, all of whom are appointed by the State Government of Sarawak. The State Government appoints the Councillors on a 2 year term, renewable at its discretion. The Councillors represent the various political component parties of the coalition government of Sarawak. The Councillors are responsible for formulating the Councils policies and for ensuring that the Administrator implements these policies in an efficient and effective manner.

The mode by which the Council conducts its business is through the committee system. The Standing Committees normally meet once a month to deal with matters under their respective terms of reference. The Committees make decisions in the form of recommendations to the Full Council for its adoption at its ordinary meeting, which is usually held at the end of the month. The City Secretary is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City Council. Its various divisions, namely the Administration, the Treasury, the Building & Landscaping, the Engineering, the Rating and Valuation, the Public Health, and the Licensing undertake the functions of the Organisation. Each head of division controls expenditure as approved in the annual estimates of the Council. The mode by which the Council conducts its business is through the committee system. The Standing Committees normally meet once a month to deal with matters under their respective terms of reference. The Committees make decisions in the form of recommendations to the Full Council for its adoption at its ordinary meeting, which is usually held at the end of the month.

The City Secretary is the Chief Administrative Officer of the City Council. Its various divisions, namely the Administration, the Treasury, the Building & Landscaping, the Engineering, the Rating and Valuation, the Public Health, and the Licensing undertake the functions of the Organisation. Each head of division controls expenditure as approved in the annual estimates of the Council.

Mayors of Kuching South (Datuk Bandar)

#	Name	Races	Took Office	Left Office
1.	Datuk Song Swee Guan	Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....	1 August 1988	31 January 2006
2.	Chan Seng Khai Chan Seng Khai Chan Seng Khai was the second mayor of Kuching South City Council since 1997. He succeeded Datuk Song Swee Guan, who was the First Mayor of the City, in 1988 when Kuching was elevated to City status and partitioned into South and North. Chan is a member of Sarawak United People's Party and elected...	Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....	1 February 1997	31 July 2006
3.	Chong Ted Tsiung Chong Ted Tsiung Chong Ted Tsiung was the third mayor of Kuching City South Council. He succeeded Chan Seng Khai who was the second mayor of Kuching City South Council on 31 July 2006...	Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....	25 September 2006	3 August 2007
4.	James Chan Khay Syn James Chan Khay Syn James Chan Khay Syn is the fourth and current mayor of Kuching South City Council. He is also the former General Manager of Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation . He succeeded the late Chong Ted Tsiung, the third mayor of Kuching South City,...	Chinese Chinese people The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....	4 June 2008	Present