Each community within a regional council usually does not exceed 2000 in population and is managed by a local committee. This committee sends representatives to the administering regional council proportionate to their size of membership and according to an index which is fixed before each election.[1] Those settlements without an administrative council do not send any representatives to the regional council, instead being dealt by it directly.[3] Representatives from those settlements which are represented directly are either chosen directly or through an election.[3] The predominant form of communities represented on regional councils are kibbutzim and moshavim.[5]