Particulars concerning the state finances for the Municipalities, after and the switch of extra powers to them within the context of the Native Authorities reform, in addition to for the staffing of their providers, the Ministry of the Inside cites in its announcement, concerning at this time's publication within the newspaper ” Haravgi” which speaks of a violation of the monetary and administrative autonomy of the Municipalities.
In relation to the monetary sufficiency of the brand new schemes, the Ministry of the Inside states that the state sponsorship is set by the laws that was handed and gives for the allocation of €117 million. to the Municipalities, an quantity that was agreed with the Union of Municipalities of Cyprus itself (EDK) within the context of the controversy within the Parliament.
He additionally emphasizes that the quantity in query is elevated by €47 million. in relation to the sponsorship obtained by the Municipalities beneath the earlier regime. He notes, nonetheless, that the Ministry receives a number of requests for extra funding from Municipalities, which demonstrates, as he states, that the particular provision of the laws must be re-evaluated.
The Ministry additionally states that each one Municipal Budgets for the second half of 2024 have been authorized on time, and that the round for the preparation of the 2025 Budgets has already been launched. Concerning the 2025 Price range, it notes that up to now no Municipality has has submitted his Price range and that that is the rationale for the noticed delay.
In relation to the financing of extra duties given to the Municipalities, the Ministry of the Inside notes that the one important accountability is the upkeep of the first street community, for which €3 million has been budgeted. euros for the 12 months 2025. He notes, nonetheless, that there’s ongoing session with the Division of Public Works to evaluate the quantity in query or improve it by the switch of credit from the Ministry's financial savings to fulfill extra wants, because of objections from the Union of Municipalities.
With regard to the executive autonomy of the brand new Municipalities, the Ministry notes that “what’s talked about within the publication from AKEL's perspective doesn’t mirror actuality”. It states that the Ministry of the Inside is now not concerned in approving the construction of posts or approving the Municipal Price range by article and that the Municipalities have the ability to approve the creation of any new/extra everlasting or hourly put up on their very own, offered that the wage expenditure for the employees serving within the Municipality is beneath 40% of the whole Price range, as offered by the laws.
He provides that the unfreezing of positions is regulated by the Prohibition of Filling Vacancies within the Public and Wider Public Sector (Particular Provisions) Regulation of 2013 (21(I)/2013) and doesn’t concern solely Native Authorities, however the entire public and wider public sector. He states that, for the wants of the brand new municipalities, a invoice presently earlier than the Authorized Service amends the Regulation on Municipalities, in order that for a interval of 1 12 months from the date of the passing of the legislation, the positions of first appointment are exempted from the provisions of the mentioned legislation .
In relation to the institution of municipal police, it states that the Ministry of the Inside has not dedicated itself to the submitting of related rules for the related laws. He notes that two years in the past the Ministry had forwarded to the EDC a draft invoice, which had been ready by the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, for the institution and operation of municipal police, however since then the EDC has not come again on the matter. Nonetheless, he declares his readiness to return to this dialogue, whether it is deemed a precedence by the Municipality.
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