INTERNATIONAL
PRACTICES IN
INTER-MUNICIPAL
COOPERATION
13 December 2016
Trieste – Piazza Oberdan, 10
Under the patronage of
Consiglio Regionale
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Sala Tessitori
Inter Municipal Cooperation in
Georgia
experience and perspectives
Mariam Davitashvili
2016
Institutional structure of local self-government
• Regions – 9 (functional-planning units, coinciding with
the jurisdiction area of a State Trustees-Governor’s
Administrations)
• Municipalities – 71
• Self-Governing Cities (including the capital Tbilisi) – 12
• Self-governing communities (towns plus rural zones)– 59
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION
Local Self-Govermnent Code:
Article 20 – municipalities have the right to set up non-profit (non-commercial) legal
body or/and obtain membership of such body. Such associations have the right to
cooperate with the state authorities as well as with international unions (associations).
Article 21 - grants to municipalities the right to found joint enterprises, become
partners/founders of Ltds and/or their members, set up joint servants and unify
budgetary resources.
Article 22 – A municipality may cooperate with foreign self-government authorities in
accordance with the European Outline Convention on Trans frontier
Cooperation between Territorial Communities or Authorities and the legislation of
Georgia.
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Local Self-Govermnent Code:
• Article 1061 - determines the status and forms of activities of municipal
legal bodies of private law
• To carry out joint activities, municipalities may, jointly establish a joint
stock company, a limited liability company, a non-entrepreneurial (noncommercial) legal entity, or become partners/shareholders/founders of
legal entities established by other persons, including by a
municipality/municipalities.
• Joint enterprises can receive property through auctions or direct disposal
(gratuitously or with recompense)
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Forms of Inter-Municipal Coperation
• A Regional Advisory Council is an advisory body of municipalities and it operates under
a state trustee - Governor; it shall be established and shall operate in the manner
prescribed by Law.
• The purpose of the Regional Advisory Council is to ensure that the interests of the
municipality are represented and considered in the process of the development of the
territory falling within the powers of the state trustee- Governor.
• The joint service for waste management
• Implementation of joint infrastructural capital projects
• Pre-school service
• Issues relating to stray animals
• Swimming pool
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FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL
COOPERATION
To exercise its own powers, a municipality may, with the permission of the
Government of Georgia, receive a grant in the manner prescribed by law. To obtain
permission to receive a grant, the executive body of the municipality shall file a
request with the Government of Georgia. A permission of the Government of
Georgia shall not be required if:
a) a grant is received based on a treaty of Georgia ratified by the Parliament of Georgia
b) a grant is allocated by a ministry of Georgia or the relevant legal entity under public
law provided for by the Law of Georgia on Grants;
c) the recipient of the grant is Tbilisi.
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FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION
Fiscal / financial incentives to promote IMC
Resolution of the Governmnent of Georgia N23, 2013 – main
framework for alocation of the state budgetary funds for
Implementation of Regional Projects
Preference is given to joint municipal projects, or regional projects
initiated by the State Governor’s-Trustees Administrations
It is planned to continue the financial stimulation of IMC through
capital transfers.
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MAIN FEATURES FOR INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION
Mian tendencies of on-going IMC reform in Georgia:
• Priority to infrustructural/capital joint projects
• Intencive consultations with municipalites
• Wide engagement of non-governmental organizations
• Support of state and autonomous authorities
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ANALYSIS AND PROCESSES ENACTED PRIOR TO THE
INTER-MUNICIPAL COOPERATION (REFORM)
• Improvement of legal basis for development and promotion
of IMC
• Identification of main priorities/spheres for promouting IMC
• Participation in international incentives toward
development of IMC
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Challengies
• Development of the relevant national strategy and action
plan
• Improvement of the legal procurement procedures;
possibility for joint procurement procedures
• Enable municipalities to obtain grants for joint projects
• Development of the relevant capacity building programmes
• Development of the service standards
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INTERNATIONAL
PRACTICES IN
INTER-MUNICIPAL
COOPERATION
13 December 2016
Trieste – Piazza Oberdan, 10
Under the patronage of
Consiglio Regionale
Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
Sala Tessitori