GOLD Report I - UCLG

EURASIA112 United Cities and Local GovernmentsTable 5Staff of local governmentCountries Staff Regime (public Status (law Recruitment procedure Trainingor private law, carrier or contract) especially in higheror job positions)positionsArmenia N/A Public law; carrier and contract Legal status is defined by Municipal employees are The law provides forprofessional municipal service the law “On Municipal Service” appointed by heads of organization of trainingmunicipalitiescoursesAzerbaijan 25,000 (average Public law; carrier and contract Legal status is regulated by Chairmen of municipalities appoint N/A1 municipal employee professional municipal service. the law “On Municipal Service” heads of branch departmentsfor 300 citizens) dated November 30, 1999 on the basis of the decisions ofmunicipalities; other municipalemployees are appointeddirectly by heads of municipalitiesBelarus 22,000 at the Public law; contract Legal status is defined by Municipal employees are Training coursesend of 2005 state service the law “On State Public appointed by heads of localService in the Republic government bodies on theof Belarus”basis of examsKazakhstan 46,546 Public law; Activity of local bodies is Akims and heads of staff of N/Acontract service regulated by legislation of regions, capital and city of Almatystate public serviceare political, appointed stateemployees. The majority ofemployees of representativeand executive bodies are carrieremployees (according to resultsof contests and attestations).Kyrgyz Republic N/A Public law; contract Legal status is defined by the Municipal employees are N/Aand carrier service law “On Municipal Service” engaged according to resultsof contests and attestationsMoldova N/A Public law; contract Application of the law on Appointment and dismissal N/Athe state civil serviceby the mayor or district headRussia Approximately Public law; Legal status is defined by Heads of municipal units may be Training courses280,000 (average 1 contract service federal laws, laws of elected directly by population ormunicipal employee member states of the appointed by representativefor 500 residents) Russian Federation and bodies of municipalities. Otherby chartersemployees are appointed byof municipal unitsheads of municipal unitsTajikistan N/A Public law; Legislation regulating Employees of local bodies are N/Acontract service state public service appointed by heads of localadministrationsTurkmenistan N/A Public law; Legislation regulating state Employees of local bodies are N/Acontract service public service appointed by heads of localadministrationsUkraine 91,925 municipal employees Public law; Legislation regulating state Election and appointment of Staff reserves foras on September 1, 2006 contract service public service municipal employees appointment andpromotion of municipalemployeesUzbekistan N/A Public law; Legislation regulating state Appointment by higher bodies N/Acontract service public service and heads of local gvt bodiesSources: UCLG Country Profiles (2007).