16 May 2016, 17:50
On May 16, the Committee on State Building, Regional Policy and Local Self-Government held a round table entitled "Discussion of the matters of legal regulation of the status of prefects in unified territorial communities."
The event was attended about 150 participants, in particular people’s deputies of Ukraine - members of the Committee, representatives of local self-government bodies of all levels from all regions of Ukraine, including the newly elected prefects, associations of local self-government bodies, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and central executive power bodies, of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat, national and international NGOs, and scientists.
"The institute of prefects is new in the national system of local self-government and we have not gained necessary experience of work. Therefore, as with any reform, there emerge problems which need to be solved, including by the legislator," Committee Chairperson Serhii Vlasenko said at the opening of the round table.
He drew attention to the legislative initiatives, namely to the draft law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On local elections" (concerning the financing of preparation and holding of the first election of prefects) No.3535 and the draft law on amendments to some laws of Ukraine on election of prefects No.4091. The Head of the Committee expressed hope that the consideration of these and other draft laws, as well as those practices that have appeared on the local level will help to strengthen the institute of prefects and it will start working at full capacity.
Committee members M.Fedoruk, O.Boiko and O.Dehtiarchuk, who took part in the discussion, presented their vision of possible directions of work on improvement of the legal basis of the institute of prefects’ functioning. In particular, they emphasized on the need to define the status of prefects in the new wording of the Law "On the service in local self-government bodies," its taking into account in the new wording of the Law of Ukraine "On the bodies of self-organization of the population," peculiarities of the provision by the prefects of administrative and notary services, etc.