In general, each district recommends 18 candidates for the Taipei City Government to choose from. With the approval of the council, the district chief will appoint qualified people for a term of two years, after which they may be re-appointed.
委員人選的遴聘，是由各區加倍推薦人選，報請市政府核定，再送交市議會同意後，由各區區長聘任的，任期兩年，連選得連任，只支領少額的誤餐費和出席費，是一種義務性的工作。