Local government institutions serve as the primary conduit through which public services are delivered to people in local communities. In the decentralisation programme in Sierra Leone, local government institutions operate at the district, chiefdom, and city levels. At district and city levels, local governments are managed by elected council members who are referred to as local councils. The three main local government units in the country are the District, City and Chiefdom Councils. An examination of the relationship that exists among them reveals an interesting understanding of how decentralisation works in Sierra Leone. Decentralisation as a governance approach and a public administration mechanism to bring services to the doorstep of local communities is a relational process, which ensures healthy communication exists among the local institutions that are involved in service delivery for sustainable service delivery. This paper examines how the District Council, City Council and Chiefdom Council officially interact among themselves in the decentralisation programme in Sierra Leone.