 Their purpose now is to provide better information on public services through the review of annual reports by the service providers and to be consulted on key decisions such as the delegation of service provision to the private sector or the creation of a municipal enterprise.The consultative commissions are usually chaired by the mayor and their members are members of the municipal council or are nominated by the municipal council.According to a 2003 report by the "Cour des Comptes" only few Consultative Committees have been created and, where they have been created, they have sometimes never met.