Republic of Macedonia

MINISTRY OF LOCAL

SELF-GOVERNMENT

 

No. 01 – 29/2

22 January 2002

Skopje

 

On the basis of Article 57, paragraph 1 of the Law on Organisation and Operation of the State Administration Bodies (“Official Gazette of the RM” No. 58/00; 112/2000) and in relation to the Conclusion of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia No. 23-6734/1 adopted on the session of the Government held on 27 November 2001, the Minister for Local Self-Government adopted the following

 

 

D E C I S I O N

for establishment of a Coordinative Body for planning, monitoring, management and coordination of the reform in the local self-government system

 

Article 1

 

1.        The Coordinative Body shall be established for the purposes of planning, monitoring, management and coordination of the reform in the local self-government system. The members of the Coordinative body include:

 

 

Elena Petkanovska

Head of Sector for Normative-Legal Issues of the Municipalities, Ministry of Local self-Government

Violeta Atanasovska

Head of the Unit for Normative Issues and Administration, Ministry of Justice

Trajko Spasovski

Head of Sector for Budget and Funds, Ministry of Finance

Ljubomir Popovski

Head of Sector for Normative-Legal and Administrative Issues, Ministry of Transport and Communications

Lenche Kjurcieva

Assistant Head of Sector for Regulation and Standardisation, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning

Navsika Petrevska

Head of Sector for Social Policy and Social Protection, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Angelina Bacanovic

Head of Sector, Ministry of Health

Vera Kolevska

Head of Sector, Ministry of Education and Science

Blagoja Toshevski

Head of Unit for Civil Protection, Ministry of Defense

Vesna Dorevska

Head of Sector for Legal and Personnel Issues, Ministry of Internal Affairs

Sami Bislimi

Assistant Head of Sector for Monitoring and Proposing Measures, Ministry of Economy

Marija Efremova

State Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Dragan Tilev

State Advisor responsible for the Sector for European Integration, General Secretariat of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia

Lila Pejchinovska Miladinovska

Advisor in the Secretariat of Legislation, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia

 

2.        The Coordinative Body shall have external members who shall participate in the work of the Body. The external members shall include representatives from:

 

Jasmina Galevska        The Agency for Civil Servants;

Tanka Blazevska          The Office of the Ombudsman;

Lupco Ivanovski           The State Audit Office; and

Dusica Perisik               The Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS)

 

3.        Other organizations and institutions, as well as local and foreign experts and scholar (scientific) support teams shall also participate in the work of the Coordinative Body, when the need arises, to focus especially on analysis, comparative reviews, development of plans, research, etc.

 

Article 2

 

1.        The Coordinative Body shall plan, monitor, manage and coordinate the processes for implementation of the decentralization in all sectors that relate to it and in accordance with the commitments undertaken in the Strategy for Reform of the System of Local Self-Government and the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local self-Government Reform (2000 – 2004) through:

 

·         Bringing legislation relevant for the local self-government reform in line with the provisions of the Law on Local Self-Government;

·         Review of operative and financial implications from the delegation of competencies and proposing relevant measures;

·         Identifying and analyzing (infrastructure, staff, resources, methods of delegation) of state competencies that could be delegated to the local level;

·         Communication with various stakeholders in the reform process;

·         Developing mechanisms to monitor the implementation, assessment and feedback for the implementation of the reform;

·         Public hearings, seminars and workshops to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of each separate action to guarantee the broadest possible political and social consensus;

·         Proposing amendments to the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local Self-government Reform (2000 – 2004).

2.        The Coordinative Body shall be established for a period of four years. It shall start to operate as of 1 February 2002.

3.        In case of termination of employment or reassignment of any of the members of the Coordinative Body, the competent Ministry is obliged to inform the Ministry of Local Self-Government thereof within 15 days and to nominate a new representative.

 

Article 3

 

1.        The representative of the Ministry of Local Self-Government shall be ex officio the Head of the Coordinative Body.

2.        The Head of the Coordinative Body shall be responsible for organizing and coordinating the work of the Coordinative Body.

3.        The Head shall convene the meetings of the Coordinative Body on request of the Minister for Local Self-Government, on his/her own initiative or on the initiative of a member of the Coordinative Body.

4.        The Minister for Local Self-Government or the Head of the Coordinative Body may ask the state administration bodies to submit data within their competence and to review and submit a written report on their findings on a specific issue within their scope of responsibilities if such activities contribute to the implementation of the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local self-Government Reform (2000 – 2004).

 

Article 4

 

1.        The Coordinative Body shall have a secretary and assistant secretary:

 

Secretary: Mihaela Stojkovska, Assistant Head of Sector for Normative-Legal Issues of the Municipalities, Ministry of Local Self-Government.

Assistant Secretary: Aleksandra Kunovska, Advisor, Librarian and Archivist in the Ministry of Local Self-Government

 

2.        The Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall support the Head of the Coordinative Body in preparation of meetings, participate in the work, take care of the implementation of the plans, keep records and perform other tasks assigned by the Head.

 

Article 5

 

1.        The members of the Coordinative Body shall participate at the meetings.

2.        In case of absence, the member of the Coordinative Body shall authorise a person that shall sit instead of him/her in the meeting.

3.        The member of the Coordinative Body may:

 

-          Propose a meeting of the Coordinative Body;

-          Request information and documents relevant for the work of the Coordinative Body;

 

4.        The member of the Coordinative Body shall be obliged to:

 

-          Inform the responsible persons in the body he/she represents about the activities of the Coordinative Body and about its conclusions;

-          Present the stand of the body he/she represents on the issues under discussion.

 

Article 6

 

1.        Each ministry involved in this process, depending on the extent of involvement in the reform and the tasks assigned, shall develop a mechanism for implementation of the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local Self-Government  Reform.

Article 7

 

1.        For the purpose of successful implementation of the local self-government reform, the Ministry of Local self-Government in cooperation with the foreign donors shall:

-          organise the work and activities of the Coordinative Body;

-          coordinate and steer the assistance offered by international donors relating to local self-government;

-          ensure training for the members of the Coordinative Body through: study tours, training on EU recommendations and directives, seminars and other types of training focusing on local self-government;

-          inform the public on a regular basis on the main objectives of the reform process in the local self-government by publication of a newsletter, organizing public hearings, TV and radio programmes and spots;

-          establish a Council for support of the reform composed of eminent scientists;

-          inform the Government at least twice a year on the implementation of the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local self-Government Reform (2000 – 2004) and, if needed, propose amendments to the Plan.

 

Article 8

 

1.        For each of the actions defined in the Action Plan for Implementation of the Local Self-Government Reform (2000 – 2004) a special working group shall be established involving members delegated from the bodies responsible for implementation of each action separately.

2.        Local and foreign expert may participate in the work of the working groups.

3.        The work of the working groups shall be organized and coordinated by Heads of the working groups.

4.        Each working group shall have a secretary responsible for technical and administrative support in the organization and coordination of the work together with the Head of the relevant working group.

5.        The Heads of the working groups shall regularly and on request of the Head of the Coordinative Body report on the implementation of activities for which they are responsible.

Article 9

 

1.        The mode of operation of the Coordinative Body and the working groups referred to in Article 7 of this Decision shall be regulated by Rules of Procedure for Operation of the Coordinative Body.

 

Article 10

 

(1)     This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.

 

Minister

Faik Arslani

 

Copy submitted to:

-          members of the Coordinative Body

-          Archive