The main organizational and legal form of activity of representative bodies are sessions where issues related to its competence by legislative acts are resolved. In accordance with article 8 Of the law "On local public administration in the Republic of Kazakhstan", the maslikhat exercises its powers at sessions, through permanent commissions and other bodies, the Chairman of the maslikhat session, deputies and the Secretary of the maslikhat.

Session of maslikhat is competent, if on it are present not less than two-thirds of the deputies elected to local representative bodies. The work of the maslikhat is conducted publicly and is open. The first session is convened no later than within thirty days from the date of registration of deputies, if there are at least three-quarters of the number of deputies determined for this maslikhat by the Chairman of the relevant territorial election Commission.

At the sessions of the maslikhat deputies shall elect and release from office of the Chairman of session maslikhat, Secretary of maslikhat and hear their reports form the standing committees and other bodies maslikhat, elect and release from office their chairmen, hear reports on their work; determine the costs of providing the activities of the maslikhat, according to acts of the audit Commission; approve the structure of maslikhat's office and determine the cost of its maintenance and logistics within the limit set by law the number and allocation. The limit on the number of state employees of the maslikhat apparatus is set based on the number of deputies of the corresponding maslikhats, in the ratio: one employee to seven deputies, but not less than three.

The sessions approve the regulations of the maslikhat; consider the requests of deputies and make decisions on them; make other decisions on the organization of its work.

Regular sessions of the maslikhat are convened at least four times a year. The Secretary of the maslikhat informs the deputies, the population and the Mayor about the time and place of the session, as well as about the issues submitted for its consideration, no later than ten days before the session. The procedure for holding sessions of the maslikhat, meetings of its bodies, submitting and considering issues at them, forming and electing maslikhat bodies, hearing reports on their activities, considering requests from deputies, as well as the voting procedure, organization of work of the apparatus and other procedural and organizational issues are determined by the rules of the maslikhat approved at its session, and in case of convening an extraordinary session — no later than three days in advance. The main organizational and legal form of activity of representative bodies is sessions. Session of maslikhat is a plenary session of maslikhat is competent, if not less than two thirds of the total number of its deputies, convened and held in accordance with the law, which collectively solved the major issues within the jurisdiction of a maslikhat.