THE TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
The most important prerequisite for the realization of the citizens’ right for local self-government is its territorial organization, which provides access to the local self-government for the population. The practice of the territorial formation of municipalities in the Kemerovo region in the 90-s showed that the effectiveness of local self-government depends on the size of the municipality, on its sufficient material (property, infrastructure), financial (revenue base) and intellectual (qualified staff) resources. The political situation in Kuzbass, formed at that time, led to the fact that the registration of the territorial organization of local self-government here took place later than in other regions of the Russian Federation. In search of the optimal size of the municipal territories, regional authorities tried to preserve existing boundaries of settlements, socio-economic, cultural and national ties and traditions. The article analyzes the experience of reforming the territorial structure in modern conditions. The paper investigates the motives of the decision-making and concrete actions of public authorities and local self-government. On the basis of the given research the author suggests changes in the legislation, aimed at improving the territorial structure of local self-government.