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DRAFTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS PROPOSE THAT YEREVAN BE GIVEN STATUS
OF COMMUNITY AND 4-YEAR TERM OF AUTHORITIES BE SET UP FOR LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. During the April 4 sitting of the
interim parliamentary commission on issues of European integration
the amendments and additions proposed by the drafts of the United
Labor Party faction to the chapter of the Constitution concerning
local self-government bodies were discussed. A.Sadoyan's draft
wasn't discussed because of his absence. All of the 3 drafts have some
community. In particular, it's proposed that 4-year term of authorities
be set up for local self-government bodies against the current
3 years. The authorities on disposal and management of property,
solution of communal problems, formation of the communal budget are
defined in a new way. According to the current Constitution, Yerevan
has a status of a marz while the 3 drafts propose to fix that Yerevan
is a community, the peculiarities of local self-government of which,
as well as the authorities of the bodies will be defined by the law
"On Yerevan." The drafts mainly differ in the order of reduction of
the authorities of local self-government bodies, as well as approaches
to the issue if the Mayor's post should be elective or appointed.
OF COMMUNITY AND 4-YEAR TERM OF AUTHORITIES BE SET UP FOR LOCAL
SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES
YEREVAN, APRIL 5, NOYAN TAPAN. During the April 4 sitting of the
interim parliamentary commission on issues of European integration
the amendments and additions proposed by the drafts of the United
Labor Party faction to the chapter of the Constitution concerning
local self-government bodies were discussed. A.Sadoyan's draft
wasn't discussed because of his absence. All of the 3 drafts have some
community. In particular, it's proposed that 4-year term of authorities
be set up for local self-government bodies against the current
3 years. The authorities on disposal and management of property,
solution of communal problems, formation of the communal budget are
defined in a new way. According to the current Constitution, Yerevan
has a status of a marz while the 3 drafts propose to fix that Yerevan
is a community, the peculiarities of local self-government of which,
as well as the authorities of the bodies will be defined by the law
"On Yerevan." The drafts mainly differ in the order of reduction of
the authorities of local self-government bodies, as well as approaches
to the issue if the Mayor's post should be elective or appointed.