Local self-government is the backbone of the Moscow region. This was stated by the head of the Moscow region, Andrey Vorobyov, during the discussion of amendments to the draft law “On the general principles of the organization of local self-government in a unified system of public power”, which is preparing for adoption in the second reading. by the State Duma
He noted that there is now a single-tier system in the region. In his view, this does not mean a lack of dialogue or mutual understanding with colleagues.
“Everything we do in the Moscow region we do necessarily at the municipal level together with the House of Representatives and, of course, with the president. Our Community Chamber is also very active. “All these institutions are important to us and, of course, it is extremely important for us that the new edition of Law No. 131 allows us to continue these partnerships,” he said.
It is noted that the Moscow region and the Kaliningrad region are the pilot regions where such a reform takes place. This experience is expected to be repeated across the country. According to the concept of the bill, municipal areas will be transformed into cities and municipal districts within a few years.
Pavel Krasheninnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, noted that there are slightly more than 20 regions in Russia that have independently switched to the single-level system.
“The Moscow region is a good example. Here management structures are simplified and optimized for more efficient operation. The powers of municipalities should be gathered in a single law instead of more than 100 regulations as is currently the case. “This will make the management process more transparent,” he said.
Let us recall that the reform of the territorial organization of local self-government in the Moscow region began in 2014. At that time, the region included 36 municipal districts, 36 urban districts (including 5 ZATO), 111 urban and 177 rural settlements. After the transformations, 57 urban districts remained in the Moscow region, including 5 ZATO. This made it possible to optimize the work of local self-government bodies.