The Governmental Affairs Committee reviews recommendations for appointments to boards and commissions and provides citizens a greater understanding of how the Council, the Administration and the community work together through various boards and commissions. It will also assume the responsibility for matters previously handled by three Special Committees of the Council: Pensions and Retirement Committee, Competitive Selection Committee, and Official Journal and New Orleans Register Ordinances Committee, and assume the responsibility for election code and reapportionment issues when necessary.