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自治デザイン課

Information on Joining 英語
The Residents’ Association
Disaster, crime, welfare ・・・
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Residents' associations are working to support eachother to create a safe and secure city where people
can live comfortably.

Residents’ association activities
Residents' associations are engaged in
the following activities in order to createa safe and secure city where people canlive comfortably.

1

Residents' association andoffering municipal administration
information

Including "Iwata Public Relations" we distribute andcirculate information from the city. We provide
members with the information necessary for living in
the residents’ association.

Summary of regional requests

2

We communicate opinions and requests for road anddrainage channel renovation and city administration.
We also create opportunities to talk directly with themayor about local issues and city administration.

3

Crime prevention and traffic safety
initiatives

We implement crime prevention patrols and install and manage
crime prevention lights (street lights) so that residents do not
suffer from crime. We are also taking measures for traffic safety
awareness and measures against dangerous places.

Voluntary disaster prevention
activities

4

We implement evacuation drills and disaster prevention drills incase of a disaster such as an earthquake.

5

Environmental maintenance, installationand management of garbage collection
points

We clean drainage channels and mow roads and parks to create acomfortable place to live. We also set up and manage garbage
collection points to carry out efficient garbage collection
operations.

Local community activities

6

We hold festivals, sport day festivals, various sports activities,
and recreational activities in order to promote interaction andsolidarity among the local people.

7

Community-based welfareactivities

From children to the elderly, we are working to deepen local ties
so that everyone can live in the community that supports eachother.

Multicultural activities

8

We are working towards to communicate with foreign residents
so that they can live as friends with local residents.

The residents' association is a residents' selfgovernment organization where people living in thearea cooperate with each other to create a safe
and secure city.
Please join a resident association to interact withthe community and help each other in case ofemergency.

How to join the residents' association

1
2

Meet with your residents’ association officer (self-government
chairman, team leader, group leader). If you do not know who theofficer is, please consult with your neighbors or please contact an
executive office listed below.
Submit a membership notification.

3

Pay the residents' association membership fee. (The amountvaries depending on the association.) The activities of theresidents' association are managed by the membership fees of
all the members.

4

Please actively participate in residents' association activities
to create a comfortable city to live in.

Iwata City Residents' Association Federation
It consists of 5 branches in 29 districts of 300 residents'
associations in the city. As a liaison coordinator between theresidents' association and the government, the federation carries
out activities to convey the opinions of each residents' association
to the government on behalf of them, and to convey the ideas andinformation of the government to each residents' association.

In addition, we support the efficient management ofresidents’ associations, such as conducting wide-area
activities when it is difficult for a single residents' association
to perform.

Residents' Association FederationOrganization
5 Branches

29 Districts

300 Residents’
Associations

Iwata Branch

Mitsuke, Nakaizumi, Tenryu, Nagano, Otamotsu,Ofuji, Mukasa, Iwata, Nishigai, Mikuriya, Minami
Mikuriya, Tahara, Imakoreura

Fukuda Branch

Fukuda Naka, Fukuda Minami, Seibu, Hokubu,Toyohama

45 Residents’associations

Ryuyo BranchWest, East, North

39 Residents’associations

Toyoda Branch

Tomioka, Toyota Higashi, Ikeda, Itooru, Seijo

46 Residents’associations

Toyooka BranchNorth, South, East

29 Residents’associations

141 Residents’associations

Iwata City Residents' Association Federation
Executive Offices
Iwata Branchoverall

City Hall Community Development Support Div.

℡ 0538-37-4811

Fukuda Branch

Fukuda Branch Citizen's Life Division℡ 0538-58-2370

Ryuyo Branch

Ryuyo Branch Citizen's Life Division℡ 0538-66-9100

Toyoda Branch

Toyoda Branch Citizen's Life Division℡ 0538-36-3150

Toyooka Branch

Toyooka Branch Citizen's Life Division℡ 0538-37-0020

WebsiteHttp://www.iwatashi-jichikai.jp/