Local Self-Governance

Chapter XI. Local Self-Government

Article 71. Citizens' Right to Self-Government

1. In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, local self-government is exercised, ensuring that the population independently and under its responsibility resolves issues of local significance.

2. Local self-government is exercised by citizens residing in urban, rural settlements, and other territories.

3. Citizens exercise their right to local self-government directly and through the bodies of local self-government formed by them.

Article 72. Principles of Organizing Local Self-Government

1. Local self-government is carried out taking into account national, historical, socio-ethnic, and other local peculiarities and traditions.

2. The structure of local self-government bodies is determined by the population itself. Local self-government bodies are accountable to the population.

3. The fundamental principles of organizing local self-government are established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws, this Charter, and the laws of the autonomous okrug.

Article 73. Bodies of Local Self-Government

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of June 29, 2001, No. 25-OZ, part 1 of Article 73 of this Charter was revised.

See the text of part 1 in the previous version.

1. The procedure for forming and operating local self-government bodies is established by the charter of a municipal entity in accordance with federal laws and the laws of the autonomous okrug.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of March 14, 2016, No. 16-OZ, amendments to part 2 of Article 73 of this Charter have been made, which enter into force from the date of the official publication of the said law.

See the text of part 2 in the previous version.

2. Representative bodies of local self-government are elected based on general, equal, and direct elections by secret ballot. Heads of municipal entities are elected in accordance with the laws of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the charters of municipal entities. The procedure for conducting elections is determined by federal laws and the Law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of December 17, 2015, No. 123-OZ, "On the Procedure for Conducting Elections to Local Self-Government Bodies in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug."

3. The procedure and grounds for terminating the powers of local self-government bodies are determined by the population of the respective territories independently.

Article 74. Competence of Local Self-Government Bodies

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of December 2, 2005, No. 103-OZ, part 1 of Article 74 of this Charter was revised.

See the text of part 1 in the previous version.

1. Local self-government bodies independently, in accordance with the requirements set by federal legislation, the legislation of the autonomous okrug, manage municipal property, create, approve, execute local budgets, control their implementation, establish and abolish local taxes, as well as resolve other issues of local significance.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of June 29, 2001, No. 25-OZ, part 2 of Article 74 of this Charter was revised.

See the text of part 2 in the previous version.

2. The endowment of local self-government bodies with separate state powers is carried out by federal laws and the laws of the autonomous okrug, with the simultaneous transfer of the necessary material and financial resources. The implementation of the transferred powers is under the control of the state. The conditions and procedure for monitoring the exercise of separate state powers by local self-government bodies are determined by federal laws and the laws of the autonomous okrug.

3. Removed.

Information about changes:

See the text of part 3.

4. Local self-government bodies can conclude bilateral and multilateral agreements, join associations, and establish joint coordinating bodies.

Article 75. Economic Basis of Local Self-Government

1. The economic basis of local self-government consists of property owned by municipal entities, funds of local budgets, as well as property rights of municipal entities.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of March 14, 2016, No. 16-OZ, amendments to part 2 of Article 75 of this Charter have been made, which enter into force from the date of the official publication of the said law.

See the text of part 2 in the previous version.

2. In order to ensure the fulfillment of expenditure obligations of municipal entities, the bodies of state authority of the autonomous okrug, on a long-term basis, establish unified norms for deductions of revenues to the budgets of municipal districts (city districts) and settlement budgets from federal taxes and fees, including taxes provided for by special tax regimes, and (or) regional taxes, to be credited in accordance with the Budget Code of the Russian Federation and federal laws on taxes and fees to the budget of the autonomous okrug, and also ensure the provision of subsidies for equalizing the budgetary provision of municipal entities from the funds formed as part of the expenditure of the regional financial support fund of municipal districts (city districts) and the regional financial support fund of settlements.

Article 76. Charters of Municipal Entities

1. The competence of local self-government bodies of a municipal entity, the procedure for forming and operating their bodies, and other issues of local self-government are determined by the charters of municipal entities.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of December 17, 2009, No. 170-OZ, amendments to part 2 of Article 76 of this Charter were made, which enter into force from the date of the official publication of the said law.

See the text of part 2 in the previous version.

2. In accordance with the Federal Law of July 21, 2005, No. 97-FZ "On the State Registration of Charters of Municipal Entities," the charters of municipal entities are adopted either by their representative bodies or directly by the population at a citizens' meeting. The charter of a municipal entity and municipal legal acts amending the charter of a municipal entity are subject to state registration with the judicial authorities in the manner established by federal law.

Article 77. Guarantees of Local Self-Government

1. The bodies of state authority of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, when making decisions directly affecting the territories of municipal entities, hold preliminary consultations with them and consider their proposals.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of August 21, 2002, No. 55-OZ, part 2 of Article 77 of this Charter was revised.

See the text of part 2 in the previous version.

2. The bodies of state authority of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug cannot restrict the rights of local self-government established by the Constitution of the Russian Federation and federal laws, this Charter, and the laws of the autonomous okrug, and cannot independently consider matters within the competence of local self-government bodies.

3. Disagreements between the bodies of state authority of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and the bodies of local self-government are resolved through conciliation procedures, and in case of failure to reach an agreed decision, in a judicial manner.

Information about changes:

By the law of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of December 2, 2005, No. 103-OZ, the title of Chapter XII of this Charter was revised.

See the title text in the previous version.