Abstract
The article argues that in countries like Israel, where the status of council members in local government is weak, council members' activity takes place mainly in informal channels at the expense of activity in formal channels. The article shows that when there is a weakness in the status of councilors, the formal components of the council's role become redundant and informal channels of activity are developed. In this way, governmental transparency and representative democracy at the local level are harmed. The article contributes to an understanding of the development of informal channels of activity among councilors, designed to overcome structural conditions and legal and organizational barriers. These channels focus on actions of councilors that are not defined in official documents of the Ministry of the Interior. The empirical study was conducted using a qualitative approach and is based on in-depth interviews with 26 council members in local authorities in Israel.
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