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Associaton of the Units of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia - ZELS

Associaton of the Units of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia - ZELS. When is ZELS first established. Established on April 26, 1972; May 18, 2005; - Constitutive General Assembly of the new ZELS composition; Elected President: Mr. Andrej Petrov

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Associaton of the Units of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia - ZELS

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  1. Associaton of the Units of the Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia - ZELS

  2. When is ZELS first established • Established on April 26, 1972; • May 18, 2005; - Constitutive General Assembly of the new ZELS composition; Elected President: Mr. Andrej Petrov Two Vice Presidents: Mr. Nevzat Bejta Mr. Koce Trajanovski

  3. Who is ZELS • Unique Umbrella Organization; • ZELS is consisted of all 84 municipalities and the City of Skopje; • ZELS Structure: • Governing Board – consisted of 15 members • General Assembly – consisted of all 85 mayors in Macedonia • Supervisory board

  4. ZELS Committees Establishment of 11 committees: • Financing Committee; • Municipal Administration Committee; • Culture Committee; • Communal Issues Committee; • Rural Development Committee; • E-Municipalities Committee;

  5. Establishment of 11 committees: • Community Development Committee; • Education and Sport Committee; • Urban and Spatial Planning Committee; • Environmental Protection Committee; • Health and Social Care Committee;

  6. ZELS Cooperation • Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (implementation of the operational program); signed on March 5, 2003; • Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Finance; • Memorandum for Understanding with the Ministry of Local Self-Government and Civil Servant Agency; October 23, 2003

  7. Cooperation with international organizations and donors High level of cooperation with: • Make Decentralization Work Project - DAI/MDW • Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development - SDC • OSCE • UNDP • EAR • VNG International • GTZ • Foundation Open Society Institute Macedonia

  8. ZELS international activities • Active participation in the bodies of the Council of Europe – The Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities • CEMR membership • NALAS membership – Network of Associations of regional and local authorities of the South East Europe – under auspices of the Council of Europe

  9. Workshops and trainings Organizing a lot of workshops and trainings for capacity building of the municipal administration in the sphere of: • Legal regulations; • Local Economic Development; • Urbanism; • Preparation and implementation of municipal projects; • Capacity Building of Elected Representatives

  10. System for informing of the municipalities and the public on regular basis • Preparation and distribution of Newsletter: - Macedonian - English: 2350 copies - Macedonian - Albanian: 500 copies • Preparation and distribution of weekly reports in Macedonian and Albanian language; • Preparation and updating of dynamic web page.

  11. Assistance to the municipalities • Constant assistance to the municipalities for realization of the municipal projects; • Contacts with the donor organizations and institutions for overcoming of the municipal problems. • Lobbying • Legal Advises

  12. Collection of membership fee • Increased Collection rate of ZELS membership fee:

  13. Audit of the financial management of ZELS • Financial Audit provided by international Audit agency; • Transparent cost elaboration for the membership and public;

  14. ZELS Administration • Increasing the number of employees from 2 to 9; • Active engagement for coordination of the work of the committees, the international cooperation, training, logistic support and all the current activities of ZELS.

  15. QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION

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