Method 1 of 5
Regulatory Framework for Public Participation
Desk research of legal acts: which participation mechanisms are enshrined in community documents and what is missing.
Key figures
The regulatory framework of Ladyzhyn City Territorial Community was analysed and, for comparison, that of three neighbouring communities in Vinnytsia Oblast.
43
regulations analysed across 4 communities
Ladyzhyn, Haisyn and Tulchyn territorial communities, Trostianets settlement community
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 2–3
13
Ladyzhyn TC regulations as the basis of the assessment
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3
30%
of the community's regulations need substantial updating
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3
43.5%
of regulations need partial updating
exact value in the report — 43.48%
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3
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level of data openness on the portal
Source: Consolidated analytical report on the needs assessment for transforming participatory development processes in Ladyzhyn TC
3
E-DEM services
local petitions · participatory budget · public consultations
Source: Consolidated analytical report on the needs assessment for transforming participatory development processes in Ladyzhyn TC
Community Charter: main gaps
What is missing
- the form “public evaluation of the performance of local self-government bodies (LSGs) and their officials” — out of 9 legislative forms of participation
- participation of residents aged 14 and over
- a definition of the term “resident”
- provisions on relations between LSGs and civic associations
- provisions on the use of information and communication technologies
- mechanisms for involving young people
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3.5, 3.10, 3.12
What is insufficiently regulated
- reporting by the city mayor — once a year instead of twice
- reporting by the council's executive bodies is not regulated at all
- the list of forms of participation in the Charter is inaccurate
- participation of residents in consultative and advisory bodies
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3.5.4, 3.5.7–3.5.10
Provisions on forms of participation: inconsistencies
The E-DEM “Public Consultations” service has three modules: consultations, surveys, regulations. As a result, some reports give the impression of a fourth service; there are three services.
Number of inconsistencies and gaps in the annexes to the Charter
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 3.6–3.9; for e-petitions — one significant gap
Conclusion
Some of the tools that the community is encouraged to use are enshrined in documents incompletely or in outdated form. Therefore participation cannot be increased by information alone: parallel work on the Charter and provisions is needed. This work has already begun — 71% of proposals in the Charter update working file came from the public.
Source: Report 01 “Analytical Report on the Study of Regulations”, sec. 4 “Consolidated recommendations”; Charter update working file
The project "Just Transition of Ladyzhyn Community: Development through Participation and Partnerships" is implemented by the NGO "Civil Society Development Forum" with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
This material reflects the views of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the position of the International Renaissance Foundation, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH or the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).