Municipal self-administration and public administration: old problems, new soluti
The article concerns topical issues regarding formation and activities of the municipal self-government bodies in the conditions of the formation of the executive vertical (growing competence of the constituent subjects of the Russian Federation in the sphere of municipal self-government and the related strengthening of the executive and administrative municipal self-government bodies. The author analyzes relevant features of the Federal Law of May 27, 2014 № 136-FZ «On amendments to the provisions of Art. 26.3 of the Federal Law "On the General Principles of Organization of the Legislative (Representative) and Executive State Government Bodies of the Constituent Subjects of the Russian Federation". The conclusion is made on the need to preserve the constitutional nature of the municipal self-government, to guarantee the independence of the municipal self-government bodies, the priority of direct democracy and limited application of the «city manager» model in respect to the grassroots level municipal self-administration. The author points out the special role of municipal district and city district as connecting links in the interactions between the state government bodies and municipal self -government bodies. The author also discusses the foreign experience of the multi-level administration.