Tumaraa commune faces legal review

The administrative court in Papeete, Tahiti, is set to examine several legal references concerning the Tumaraa commune. One of these involves a request from an individual asking the State to provide detailed administrative follow-up on their collective submission from August 26, 2026, which concerned the situation of the mayor of Tumaraa.

Legal challenge to municipal budget decisions

Separately, the high commission has filed a legal reference against the deliberations No. 28, 29, 30, and 31 of March 11, 2026, by the Tumaraa municipal council. These deliberations approved the main budget and budgets for school catering, water, and green waste for the fiscal year 2026.

Municipal council rejects appeal

On August 5, the municipal council voted against withdrawing the March deliberations by a margin of 15 to 12. This decision rejected a discretionary appeal proposed by the high commission, which argued that the submitted budget proposals contained significant contradictions in essential data.

Discrepancies in budget figures highlighted

The high commission pointed out several inconsistencies in the budget proposals. For example, the main budget's "grants and contributions" section listed a discrepancy of over 43 million francs between the commentary and the corresponding table. The operation "Diverse Acquisitions" was allocated a large sum without any explanation of its nature.

Budget inconsistencies across multiple areas

The reference also noted inconsistencies in the school catering budget, where transfer amounts fluctuated significantly. Similar discrepancies were found in the water and green waste budgets, with different figures presented in different sections of the documents.

Request for annulment of budget decisions

The high commission argues that these discrepancies affect critical aspects of the budgets, including total amounts, main revenue items, and carried-forward results. The State representative’s reference noted that a proposed modification aimed to correct inconsistencies between revenues and expenses in the annexed budgets. However, since the municipal council rejected these changes, the correction was not implemented, leading to the current request for annulment of the deliberations.