Chernihiv: The Regional Development Council approved the proposals for local government reform, in turn - their consideration Constitutional Commission
The Regional Development Council at the first meeting on June 12 approved a proposal for amendments to the Constitution in the part of local government reform and decentralization, which will soon be Mr.apravleno to the Constitutional Commission. First Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Vitaliy Kovalchuk said at a briefing following the meeting of the Council: "The main positive was consolidated view of amendments to the Constitution regarding the organization of local government reform and decentralization. All members of the Council supported zverment to the Constitutional Commission on this matter. " The Council proposes a basic model to the Polish local government and decentralization. According to the proposals of the regional development, the formation of the Constitutional Commission of amendments to the Constitution must be observed that the system of local self-government based on the principles of the Europeanth Charter of Local Self-Government. Ukraine ratified this document more than 15 years ago, but the implementation of its principles began only last year. This is the principle of subsidiarity, financial self-sufficiency and universality. In addition, it is necessary to record that the basic territorial unit is the local community. The next thing is buyou recorded in the Constitution - a three-tier structure of local government, including the community level, districts and regions, said Vitaliy Kovalchuk. With a clear separation of powers major local issues are addressed at the community level. Also, the First Deputy Head of the UBA, it is necessary to ensure and provide a constitutionsher right of local administrations to monitor and supervise the activities of local government. In addition to changes to the law, the board discussed the implementation of the Law "On voluntary association of communities." Already 7 regions developed and adopted future plans association, said Vitaliy Kovalchuk. There was modznachena need to ensure consolidated work of the rest of the local state administrations and local authorities - the regional and local councils, involving mayors - to develop long-term plans in the short term. In the future, municipalities, if desired, can use these plans to merge. The Board ofmeant the need to provide adequate information and consulting and explanatory work among the citizens of Ukraine. People have to understand the effectiveness of these changes for each citizen to make sure that the union of local communities will be the voluntary, not forced, the First Deputy Head of UBA. It was decided at the local level, theozhornuty activities of local councils for regional development to dialogue held at the level of heads of local state administrations and heads of local governments, mayors, experts and opinion leaders. To implement the decisions of the Council will be created five working groups - on legal support of the state regionalpolicy and decentralization of power, on inter-regional integration and cooperation on fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental relations and on regional development based on public-private partnerships, as well as information and advisory support for the reform process of decentralization of power. According to official materialsInternet of President of UkraineSource: http://artlife.rv.ua/