The merger was completed 13 years later when the Bangkok Administration Act of 1985 was promulgated
The act shaped the present form Bangkok's local government
The city is divided into 50 districts which headed by appointed officers
The governor is the chief executive of bangkok who is directly elected by voters. He appoints 4 deputy governors and all the district officers
The Bangkok Metropolitan Assembly is the elected legislative branch of the administration
At district level, a council of 7-10members is elected to act as a liaison between the people and the district officers
Besides its legislative functions, the Assembly performs checks and balances on the excutive but cannot recall the governor
The governor may be recalled by a referendum or dismissed by the Minister of Interior
The BMA falls directly under the supervision of the Minister of Interior