Every country faces more or less acute safety issues. Compared with other EU countries, Lithuania takes a stand as a country with large number of traffic accidents, crimes, injuries, suicide. In order to address these problems rapidly and... more
Every country faces more or less acute safety issues. Compared with other EU countries, Lithuania takes a stand as a country with large number of traffic accidents, crimes, injuries, suicide. In order to address these problems rapidly and effectively, a more active contribution of local authorities is required. However, Lithuanian municipalities do not have a unified pattern or practice for ensuring public safety at local level and developing safe communities. Lithuanian scientists have not yet suggested any complex managerial tools for building and developing safe communities. This study is intended to begin filling this gap. The objective of this paper is to offer the municipal organisational structure as one of the prerequisites for safe design and development of the municipality. It describes the prerequisites for improving safety in Lithuanian municipalities and creating safe communities. It was found that under Lithuanian law municipalities implement relevant functions that di...
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The objective of this article is to analyze the criteria and conditions of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance as well as theoretical aspects of competence establishment of... more
The objective of this article is to analyze the criteria and conditions of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance as well as theoretical aspects of competence establishment of territorial municipalities and sub-national governance structure. The first part of the article examines the criteria and terms of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance. The second part analyzes theoretical aspects pertaining to size and competence establishment of territorial municipalities. The third part deals with the peculiarities of establishing the number of sub-national governance levels and competence of territorial municipalities. After analyzing the scientific literature it can be stated that when shaping and improving the public governance system of a specific country, it is beneficial to parallely assess and combine the competence components of public governance structure and gove...
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The article explains the terms of strategic planning and strategic management and presents information about development of use of strategic planning principles in the public administration sector in Lithuania (particularly – in local... more
The article explains the terms of strategic planning and strategic management and presents information about development of use of strategic planning principles in the public administration sector in Lithuania (particularly – in local municipalities of Lithuania) since 1990 till present. Scientific articles, planning documents and mass-media are likely to use similar terms of strategic management and strategic planning. But their interpretations vary. The article makes two conclusions concerning the points of view on the relationships of strategic planning and strategic management: (1) strategic planning is a part of the whole strategic management process within organization; (2) strategic management is a stage of strategic planning evolution, a form of strategic planning. Strategic planning in the local municipalities of Lithuania has passed four stages of development: (1) from 1990 to 1995 strategic planning was seen as heritage of soviet system. Nevertheless, some pilot projects ...
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Dažnų politinių, ekonominių, kultūrinių pokycių kontekste viesojo valdymo sistemos tobulinimas, kai koreguojama atskirų valdymo lygių ir/ar pakopų institucijų kompetencija bei tarpusavio saveikos mechanizmai, tampa nesibaigianciu procesu.... more
Dažnų politinių, ekonominių, kultūrinių pokycių kontekste viesojo valdymo sistemos tobulinimas, kai koreguojama atskirų valdymo lygių ir/ar pakopų institucijų kompetencija bei tarpusavio saveikos mechanizmai, tampa nesibaigianciu procesu. Straipsnyje pateikiamos viesojo valdymo institucijų, priklausancių įvairiems valdymo lygiams ir pakopoms, kompetencijos nustatymo sąlygos bei kriterijai, tyrinėjama Lietuvos savivaldybių ir apskricių virsininkų institucijų kompetencija ir jos kaita bei sių institucijų sąveikos mechanizmai 1995–2004 m. Atliktos analizės pagrindu teikiamos rekomendacijos, kaip tobulinti savivaldybių ir apskricių institucijų kompetenciją ir sąveiką, atsižvelgiant į galimą teritorijos administracinių vienetų sistemos kaitą.
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Straipsnyje apibūdinama visuomenės viesojo valdymo sistema, isaiskinant valdymo lygius, valdymo pakopas, valdymo lygmenis („juostas“) ir jiems priklausancius valdymo subjektus. Valdymas regioniniu lygmeniu („juostoje“) apibūdinamas kaip... more
Straipsnyje apibūdinama visuomenės viesojo valdymo sistema, isaiskinant valdymo lygius, valdymo pakopas, valdymo lygmenis („juostas“) ir jiems priklausancius valdymo subjektus. Valdymas regioniniu lygmeniu („juostoje“) apibūdinamas kaip skirtingoms grupėms priskirtinų funkcijų paskirstymo tarp skirtingiems lygiams ir tipams priklausancių teritorinio valdymo subjektų kombinacija, kurios variantų gali būti daug ir įvairių. Vadovaujantis teoriniu modeliu, apibūdinama Lietuvos dabartinė viesojo valdymo sistema ir regioninio valdymo lygmuo („juosta“). Įvertinus valdymo regioniniu lygmeniu pertvarkymo tendencijas, isryskėjusias siuo metu Europos salyse, taip pat orientuojantis į Lietuvai artimų salių modelius, teikiami siūlymai (nuostatos ir variantai), kaip pertvarkyti Lietuvoje valdymą regioniniu lygmeniu 2005–2011 metais.
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This article is devoted to present a system of selected criteria created by the authors of this article and to describe the stages of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania into which, based on this system of... more
This article is devoted to present a system of selected criteria created by the authors of this article and to
describe the stages of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania into which, based on this
system of selected criteria, the authors of this article have proposed to divide the period from 1990 to the present day.
The division of the period of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania chosen based on selected
criteria and the characterisation of the processes taking place during those stages allows this article to be seen as
scientifically new and relevant as well as useful in terms of transferring good practice.
describe the stages of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania into which, based on this
system of selected criteria, the authors of this article have proposed to divide the period from 1990 to the present day.
The division of the period of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania chosen based on selected
criteria and the characterisation of the processes taking place during those stages allows this article to be seen as
scientifically new and relevant as well as useful in terms of transferring good practice.
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This article is devoted to present a system of selected criteria created by the authors of this article and to describe the stages of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania into which, based on this system of... more
This article is devoted to present a system of selected criteria created by the authors of this article and to describe the stages of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania into which, based on this system of selected criteria, the authors of this article have proposed to divide the period from 1990 to the present day. The division of the period of implementation of strategic planning in municipalities of Lithuania chosen based on selected criteria and the characterisation of the processes taking place during those stages allows this article to be seen as scientifically new and relevant as well as useful in terms of transferring good practice.
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Lithuania has been improving the public administration system, seeking that it better met the principles of democratic decentralised and efficient governance. The paper aims to present an overview of fiscal decentralisation in Lithuania,... more
Lithuania has been improving the public administration system, seeking that it better met the principles of democratic decentralised and efficient governance. The paper aims to present an overview of fiscal decentralisation in Lithuania, reveal the limitation of financial independence of municipalities and present potential problem solutions. The theory of fiscal federalism has been developed in the search of more efficient functioning of the public administration system. Its main idea is the optimisation of the fiscal relations of various levels of governance on the basis of the decentralisation model. Having restored Lithuania’s independence, the political, administrative and economic system has been gradually decentralised; however, fiscal decentralisation has been insufficient so far. Namely this is one of the main reasons why municipalities cannot act efficiently when satisfying the public needs of residents. Limitation of financial independence of municipalities manifests with respect to all four elements of fiscal decentralisation: financing of municipal functions, accumulation of tax revenues, financial transfers, and the borrowing mechanism. In order to optimise the country’s governance and implement the provisions of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, Lithuania should gradually develop fiscal decentralisation: to create a clear system of assigning functions and funds, which are necessary to fulfil these functions, at the national and local level; to create realistic conditions for municipalities to influence the formation of budgets and setting of local taxes; to improve the mechanisms of financial transfers for municipalities and municipal borrowing mechanisms
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The article examines the system of public administration, which exists in Lithuania at present and the place of the subjects of local governance in the system, formulates the traits of the “pure” or “real” local governance and, on the... more
The article examines the system of public administration, which exists in Lithuania at present and the place of the subjects of local governance in the system, formulates the traits of the “pure” or “real” local governance and, on the basis of the said traits, distinguishes eight potential groups of problems of local governance institutions and specifies the main problems of local governments of Lithuania at present and the possible ways for arrangement of their resolution
Lietuva – salis, kuri turi gilias vietos savivaldos saknis. Tai sudaro Lietuvos vietos savivaldos istorinį paveldą. Sis paveldas glūdi tautos atmintyje, jis darė ir tebedaro poveikį vietos savivaldos sistemos raidai Lietuvoje nuo 1990 m.... more
Lietuva – salis, kuri turi gilias vietos savivaldos saknis. Tai sudaro Lietuvos vietos savivaldos istorinį paveldą. Sis paveldas glūdi tautos atmintyje, jis darė ir tebedaro poveikį vietos savivaldos sistemos raidai Lietuvoje nuo 1990 m. iki sių dienų. Laikotarpis nuo 1990 m. iki sių dienų – įdomus, turiningas ir reiksmingas vietos savivaldos raidos Lietuvoje laikotarpis. Po 50 metų buvimo tik centrinės valstybės valdžios priedėliu ir jos suformuotos valstybės politikos paklusniu vykdytoju vietos valdymo sistema, paįvairinta butaforinės vietos demokratijos elementais, pertvarkyta į siuolaikiską vakarietiskojo tipo, demokratine vietos savivaldos sistemą. Siuo laikotarpiu vyke įvykiai ir sių įvykių pobūdis pagrįstai leidžia laikotarpį nuo 1990 m. iki sių dienų vietos savivaldos raidos aspektu skirstyti į 3 etapus: a) 1990–1995 m., b) 1995–2000 m., c) nuo 2000 m. Siame straipsnyje sistemiskai (pagal tuos pacius elementus) apibūdinami visi trys vietos savivaldos sistemos Lietuvoje raido...
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In view of the changing regulation regarding the system of planning of local self-government activities, the present article proposes the options for the creation/improvement of the municipal planning system in Lithuania’s municipalities... more
In view of the changing regulation regarding the system of planning of local self-government activities, the present article proposes the options for the creation/improvement of the municipal planning system in Lithuania’s municipalities intending to implement the Safe Community Model that meets the Safe Community criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO). With this objective in mind, the article covers: (1) general principles governing the implementation of the Safe Community Model in Lithuania’s municipalities in line with the WHO Safe Community criteria; (2) guidelines for the creation/improvement of the planning system, which have been drafted and recommended to the Lithuanian municipalities aspiring to implement the Safe Community Model: the authors of this article included the guidelines into their study and the Safe Municipality Concept drawn up during their participation in the project carried out by the Fire and Rescue Department under the Ministry of the ...
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Siame straipsnyje apibūdinami strateginio planavimo principų diegimo Lietuvos vietos savivaldybėse etapai, į kuriuos straipsnio autoriai remdamiesi savo pasirinktų kriterijų sistema, siūlo skirstyti. laikotarpį nuo 1990 m. iki sių dienų.... more
Siame straipsnyje apibūdinami strateginio planavimo principų diegimo Lietuvos vietos savivaldybėse etapai, į kuriuos straipsnio autoriai remdamiesi savo pasirinktų kriterijų sistema, siūlo skirstyti. laikotarpį nuo 1990 m. iki sių dienų. Taip pat isaiskinamos mokslinėje literatūroje lr kituose saltiniuose skirtingai interpretuojamos strateginio planavimo ir strateginio valdymo sąvokos bei santykis tarp jų, o tai suteikia galimybe straipsnio autoriams geriau palyginti vieną su kitu siūlomus skirti strateginio planavimo principų diegimo Lietuvos vietos savivaldybėse etapus.
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Straipsnyje analizuojami teritorinių savivaldybių ir kitų viesojo valdymo subjektų kompetencijos atskyrimo kriterijai ir sąlygos, teritorinių savivaldybių dydžio ir kompetencijos nustatymo problemos. Nagrinėjamos ekonominės teorijos,... more
Straipsnyje analizuojami teritorinių savivaldybių ir kitų viesojo valdymo subjektų kompetencijos atskyrimo kriterijai ir sąlygos, teritorinių savivaldybių dydžio ir kompetencijos nustatymo problemos. Nagrinėjamos ekonominės teorijos, pagrindžiancios įvairius subnacionalinio valdymo struktūros formavimo aspektus. Isryskinami teritorinės konsolidacijos ir fragmentacijos pranasumai ir trūkumai. Atskleidžiami subnacionalinio valdymo lygių skaiciaus ir teritorinių savivaldybių kompetencijos nustatymo ypatumai. Susisteminami papildomo viesojo valdymo lygio įsteigimo pranasumai ir trūkumai.
In the context of political, economical and cultural changes development of public administration system, when different administration levels competence and interaction processes are adjusted, becomes a never-ending process. After end of... more
In the context of political, economical and cultural changes development of public administration system, when different administration levels competence and interaction processes are adjusted, becomes a never-ending process. After end of Lithuanian state territorial higher administration unit (county) formation, problem of local authority municipal institutions and county governor’s institutions interaction and competence determination has become very important. Organization of public and local administration institutions, their competence has been redistributed many times in order to improve Lithuanian public administration system, understanding that smooth public administration system behavior is possible only when all subsystems (administration levels and public administration subjects within) are functioning in close interaction. Ongoing and future changes in Lithuanian public administration might be indicated by different concepts or draft action plans developed in various lev...
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This text constitutes the second part of the research article [5]. On the basis of the author’s knowledge and comparative, historical and systemic research methods, it describes the remaining two components of Lithuania’s local... more
This text constitutes the second part of the research article [5]. On the basis of the author’s knowledge and comparative, historical and systemic research methods, it describes the remaining two components of Lithuania’s local self-government system and their development: (1) Principal models of organisational structure of municipalities and their development during the period under consideration; and (2) Municipal election systems applied within the period under consideration. The current research article (part 2) points out that: (1) Three out of seven principal models of organisational structure of municipalities known in theory and applied in foreign countries have been practically tested in Lithuania. Currently, the dualistic model incorporating a municipal council and a single-person executive body (administrative director) appointed from outside a municipal council is in place. The model was introduced in 2003 as it was in line with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithua...
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The aim of this article is to review the theoretical aspects of the community and sociality, as well as the experience of Lithuania when creating legal preconditions for sociality at the level of seniūnija, to present proposals on... more
The aim of this article is to review the theoretical aspects of the community and sociality, as well as the experience of Lithuania when creating legal preconditions for sociality at the level of seniūnija, to present proposals on increasing sociality in Lithuania at the present moment at the level of seniūnaitija and seniūnija based on the experience of Lithuania and new theoretical statements formulated by the author himself. The article presents the statements of scholars F. Tonnies and J. Girnius about the community and its differences in comparison with another social belonging - the organization of people, as well as the provisions of the Annex Organization of Eldership to the Law on Municipalities (1919.10.10) that formed legal preconditions for sociality at the level of seniūnija during that historic period. In order to describe the current situation, the article reveals how sociality existed on the territorial level (seniūnaitija and seniūnija) in Lithuania during the perio...
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Straipsnyje apibrėžiama savivaldybės institucinės struktūros samprata. Savivaldybės institucinės struktūros principiniai modeliai skirstomi pagal tris pasirinktus požymius: valdymo funkcijų grupių skaicių, valdžios vykdymo įgaliojimų... more
Straipsnyje apibrėžiama savivaldybės institucinės struktūros samprata. Savivaldybės institucinės struktūros principiniai modeliai skirstomi pagal tris pasirinktus požymius: valdymo funkcijų grupių skaicių, valdžios vykdymo įgaliojimų dalijimą (nedalijimą) ir funkcines vietas. Apžvelgiama Lietuvos savivaldybių institucinės struktūros modelių kaita 1990–2004 metais, trumpai apibūdinami ir analizuojami tuo laikotarpiu taikyti trys principiniai modeliai. Taip pat teikiami pasiūlymai dėl principinių Lietuvos savivaldybių institucinės struktūros modelių, kuriuos galima pasirinkti ir taikyti ateityje.
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Šiame leidinyje aiškinamos vietos savivaldos ir savivaldybės sąvokos, analizuojami įvairiuose Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymuose, priimtuose per pastarąjį dešimtmetį, pateikti šių sąvokų apibrėžimai. Taip pat nagrinėjami aktualūs teoriniai... more
Šiame leidinyje aiškinamos vietos savivaldos ir savivaldybės sąvokos, analizuojami įvairiuose Lietuvos Respublikos įstatymuose, priimtuose per pastarąjį dešimtmetį, pateikti šių sąvokų apibrėžimai. Taip pat nagrinėjami aktualūs teoriniai ir praktiniai savivaldybių funkcijų klasifikavimo bei savivaldybių institucinės struktūros klausimai
The objective of this article is to analyze the criteria and conditions of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance as well as theoretical aspects of competence establishment of... more
The objective of this article is to analyze the criteria and conditions of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance as well as theoretical aspects of competence establishment of territorial municipalities and sub-national governance structure. The first part of the article examines the criteria and terms of division of competence between territorial municipalities and other subjects of public governance. The second part analyzes theoretical aspects pertaining to size and competence establishment of territorial municipalities. The third part deals with the peculiarities of establishing the number of sub-national governance levels and competence of territorial municipalities.After analyzing the scientific literature it can be stated that when shaping and improving the public governance system of a specific country, it is beneficial to parallely assess and combine the competence components of public governance structure and gover...
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In this article a presently existing public administration system in Lithuania as well as the position of municipalities (subjects of local self–government) in that system are described, the features of the „real” local self–government... more
In this article a presently existing public administration system in Lithuania as well as the position of municipalities (subjects of local self–government) in that system are described, the features of the „real” local self–government are being formulated, potentially possible groups of problems of local self–government are distinguished and currently main problems of municipalities of Lithuania are indicated. The author of the article notes that in Lithuania up till now the concept of the „real” local self–government has not been clearly and unambiguously defined yet. That makes the formulation of target goals, tasks and means as well as their implementation developing the system of local self–government more difficult. Seeking at least partly to fill the existing gap, the author of the article formulates eight features of the „real” local self–government. Having defined the problem of local self–government as a deviation from the „normal” conditions for the functioning of the loc...
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Tikslas – suformuoti saugios savivaldybės vertinimo kriterijų sistemą, skirtą saugumo būklės ir administracinių pastangų stiprinti saugumą rezultatų apskaitai ir vertinimui. Metodologija – atliktų mokslinių tyrimų metaanalizė, Lietuvos... more
Tikslas – suformuoti saugios savivaldybės vertinimo kriterijų sistemą, skirtą saugumo būklės ir administracinių pastangų stiprinti saugumą rezultatų apskaitai ir vertinimui. Metodologija – atliktų mokslinių tyrimų metaanalizė, Lietuvos teisės aktų, valstybės ir savivaldybių strateginio planavimo dokumentų, planuojamų ir įgyvendintų programų ir projektų analizė taikyta siekiant nustatyti savivaldybių vaidmenį užtikrinant saugumą ir nesaugumo sricių struktūrą. Tiriant nesaugumo sricių ir rizikos grupių charakteristikas, identifikuojant rizikos veiksnius, nustatant jų rysius ir kuriant saugios savivaldybės vertinimo sistemą analizuoti nesaugumo sricių statistiniai duomenys, taikyti struktūrinės analizės, lyginamosios analizės ir sintezės metodai. Rezultatai – pateikta saugios savivaldybės vertinimo sistema, kurią sudaro integruoti į bendrą sistemą kelių lygių įvairių nesaugumo sricių būklės stebėsenos kriterijai bei kelių lygių kriterijai, skirti vertinti savivaldybės veiklą saugumo st...
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The article reveals important aspects of current situation of local government and its development over 20 years (from 1990 to 2010): development and changes of the administrative division over past 20 years, the importance and place of... more
The article reveals important aspects of current situation of local government and its development over 20 years (from 1990 to 2010): development and changes of the administrative division over past 20 years, the importance and place of the local government in the system of public government, as well as nature of relations between local government and state authorities over past 10 years. The article also deals with local government legal regulation and its changes over past 20 years and reveals the definition of local self-government and its basic changes. From 2000 there are functioning just 60 municipalities (lower administrative unit of the territory of the State with the guaranteed right to self-government) in Lithuania and in the 2/3 of them lives from 10 to 50 thousands of citizens. This situation is estimated positively in terms of financial capacity but it reduces the capacity of local democracy as well. Despite all the efforts, the reform of administrative division is not ...
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Purpose of the paper: to describe the situation of citizen and stakeholder participation in municipal strategic planning in Lithuania and to inform about the ways to improve participatory strategic planning in Lithuanian municipalities.
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This article seeks to lay a theoretical foundation of the internal decentralization (decentralization in the local municipality): its essence and content are defined, the main forms as well as the kinds of forms are identified. This is... more
This article seeks to lay a theoretical foundation of the internal decentralization (decentralization in the local municipality): its essence and content are defined, the main forms as well as the kinds of forms are identified. This is performed by using theoretical propositions of decentralization in the state (at the state level) following different researchers’ works and verifying whether they are suitable for local municipalities of Lithuania and other countries. In the article the set goal is being sought by these actions: 1) the origin and the meaning of the word “decentralization” are explained; 2) the essence and the content of decentralization in the state (at the state level) are defined; 3) the essence and the content of decentralization in the local municipality are defined, its main forms and kinds of forms are named; 4) currently the most frequently applied forms of internal decentralization in local municipalities of other countries are submitted. In the opinion of th...
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The paper aims to design an assessment system to monitor and evaluate safety parameters and administrative efforts with the purpose to increase safety in municipalities. The safety monitoring system considered is to be the most important... more
The paper aims to design an assessment system to monitor and evaluate safety parameters and administrative efforts with the purpose to increase safety in municipalities. The safety monitoring system considered is to be the most important tool for creation and development of safe communities in Lithuania. Several methods were applied to achieve this purpose. In order to determine the role of local government in ensuring the safety of people, property and environment at the local level of a meta-analysis of research reports, the Lithuanian national legislation, strategic planning documents of the state and local government were carried out. Analysis of statistical data, structural analysis, comparative analysis and synthesis methods were used while investigating the areas of safety uncertainty, risk groups, identifying safety risk factors, determining their relationship, and creating a safe community assessment system. A safe community assessment system, which consists of two types of...
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The paper refers to similarities and differences in the position of local self-government in two countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Lithuania and the Slovak Republic. The results of contribution are based on a system of public... more
The paper refers to similarities and differences in the position of local self-government in two countries of Central and Eastern Europe, Lithuania and the Slovak Republic. The results of contribution are based on a system of public administration applied in each country, territorial and administrative division of the countries as well as the basic legal norms governing the status and role of local self-government. In the final part it refers to creating and the competences of individual local self-government bodies and the relationships among them. In terms of the status of local self-government Lithuania belongs to the countries that implemented the consolidation of settlement structure. Performance of local self-government is being implemented through 60 municipalities where the number of inhabitants ranges from 4.400 to 580.000. Slovakia is characterized by high fragmentation of settlement structure (2.890 municipalities) with high proportion of small villages. Each municipality...
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Straipsnyje apibrėžiama decentralizacija vietos savivaldybėje (sinonimai - vidinė decentralizacija, vidinė decentralizacija vietos savivaldybėje): aiskinama jos esmė ir turinys, nurodomos jos pagrindinės formos: dekoncentravimas,... more
Straipsnyje apibrėžiama decentralizacija vietos savivaldybėje (sinonimai - vidinė decentralizacija, vidinė decentralizacija vietos savivaldybėje): aiskinama jos esmė ir turinys, nurodomos jos pagrindinės formos: dekoncentravimas, įgaliojimų perdavimas, finansinė decentralizacija, ekonominė decentralizacija. Apibrėžiant decentralizaciją vietos savivaldybėje vadovaujamasi nuostata, kad ji savo esme, turiniu ir formomis yra labai panasi į decentralizaciją tokioje labai sudėtingoje socialinėje sistemoje (teritoriniame socialiniame junginyje) kaip valstybė. Todėl tai, kas tinka apibūdinant decentralizaciją valstybėje, dialektiskai gali būti panaudota ir apibrėžiant decentralizaciją vietos savivaldybėje. Taip pat rasoma apie tai, kokios decentralizacijos formos dabartiniu metu dažniausios Lietuvos ir kitų salių vietos savivaldybėse.
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Siame straipsnyje, kurį sudaro kelios dalys, apibūdinama svarbiausių Lietuvos vietos savivaldos sistemos elementų raida per laikotarpį nuo 1990 metų iki dabar. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje [5] buvo rasyta apie vietos savivaldos teritorinį... more
Siame straipsnyje, kurį sudaro kelios dalys, apibūdinama svarbiausių Lietuvos vietos savivaldos sistemos elementų raida per laikotarpį nuo 1990 metų iki dabar. Pirmoje straipsnio dalyje [5] buvo rasyta apie vietos savivaldos teritorinį organizavimo pagrindą – valstybės teritorijos administracinių vienetų sistemą bei jos pertvarką, apibūdinta vietos savivaldos teisinė aplinka, jos formavimas(is) ir reiksmė, kuriant demokratine savivaldą Lietuvoje, parodyta vietos savivaldybės ir vietos savivaldos sąvokų apibrėžcių kaita. Sioje, antroje, straipsnio dalyje rasoma apie vietos savivaldybių organizacinės struktūros principinių modelių kaitą ir taikytas Lietuvoje savivaldybių tarybų rinkimų sistemas.
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Every country faces more or less acute safety issues. Compared with other EU countries, Lithuania takes a stand as a country with large number of traffic accidents, crimes, injuries, suicide. In order to address these problems rapidly and... more
Every country faces more or less acute safety issues. Compared with other EU countries, Lithuania takes a stand as a country with large number of traffic accidents, crimes, injuries, suicide. In order to address these problems rapidly and effectively, a more active contribution of local authorities is required. However, Lithuanian municipalities do not have a unified pattern or practice for ensuring public safety at local level and developing safe communities. Lithuanian scientists have not yet suggested any complex managerial tools for building and developing safe communities. This study is intended to begin filling this gap. The objective of this paper is to offer the municipal organisational structure as one of the prerequisites for safe design and development of the municipality. It describes the prerequisites for improving safety in Lithuanian municipalities and creating safe communities. It was found that under Lithuanian law municipalities implement relevant functions that di...
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Anotacija Siame straipsnyje analizuojamas isorės audito funkcionavimas savivaldybių lygmeniu; aptariami savivaldybių auditą atliekantys subjektai ir jų tarpusavio sąveika; atskleidžiami pagrindiniai savivaldybių isorės audito probleminiai... more
Anotacija Siame straipsnyje analizuojamas isorės audito funkcionavimas savivaldybių lygmeniu; aptariami savivaldybių auditą atliekantys subjektai ir jų tarpusavio sąveika; atskleidžiami pagrindiniai savivaldybių isorės audito probleminiai aspektai, analizuojama jų įtaka ir reiksmė bendrai viesojo sektoriaus audito sistemai. Susisteminti ir isskirti savivaldybių isorės audito probleminiai aspektai gali būti naudojami: • analizuojant ir tobulinant viesojo sektoriaus audito sistemą; • svarstant savivaldybių isorės audito optimizavimo galimybes ir alternatyvas; • teisėkūros procese, tobulinant teisės aktus, kuriais reglamentuojamas viesojo sektoriaus auditas. Pagrindiniai žodžiai: viesojo sektoriaus auditas, savivaldybių isorės auditas, savivaldybės kontrolierius (savivaldybės kontrolės ir audito tarnyba).
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This article is aimed at providing information on different possible models of the institutional structure that could be applied in municipalities as well as the models that have already been applied in the municipalities of Lithuania... more
This article is aimed at providing information on different possible models of the institutional structure that could be applied in municipalities as well as the models that have already been applied in the municipalities of Lithuania since the re-establishment of the independent state on March 11, 1990 and thus to create assumptions for the selection of the most suitable model of the institutional structure for Lithuanian municipalities at the current period. The main goal is being sought by: 1. Clearly defining and explaining the conceptions of the municipal institutional structure and the principle model of institutional structure. 2. Indicating the principal-classic models of the municipal institutional structure as well as the reasons why certain models of principal-derivative municipal institutional structure are applied in separate countries. 3. Pointing out the principle grouping (arrangement) versions of the principal (classic and derivative) models of the municipal institu...
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1. Lithuania is a country that has deep roots of local self–government. This forms the historical heritage of Lithuanian local self-government. This heritage lies in the nation’s memory and continues to influence the local-governmental... more
1. Lithuania is a country that has deep roots of local self–government. This forms the historical heritage of Lithuanian local self-government. This heritage lies in the nation’s memory and continues to influence the local-governmental awareness of Lithuanian people and public policy makers. This heritage has been having an impact on the development of the local self-governmental system in Lithuania since 1990. 2. The period from 1990 to this day is an interesting, meaningful and significant period for the evolution of local self-government in Lithuania. During this period, after 50 years of being only a supplement to the central state government and an obedient executor of the state policy shaped by it, the local governmental system, varied with sham local democracy elements, has been transformed into a modern, Western–type democratic local self– governmental system. 3. The events that have taken place during this period and the nature of these events provide reasonable grounds to ...
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This article is aimed at describing a system of society governance by indicating its constituent parts-levels of governance, stages of governance and layers of governance. Governance at the regional layer is characterized as a combination... more
This article is aimed at describing a system of society governance by indicating its constituent parts-levels of governance, stages of governance and layers of governance. Governance at the regional layer is characterized as a combination of allocation of governing functions, which are assigned to different groups, among different types of the subjects of territorial governance. Using a theoretical model a current system of public governance in Lithuania as well as its layer of regional governance is characterized. Having considered the tendencies of reforms at the regional layer of governance, which have presently shown up in European countries, as well as the models of governance at the regional layer existing in other countries, a system (provisions and versions) how to reform the governance of higher territorial units (counties) of Lithuania in the years 2005–2011 is presented.
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Remiantis straipsnio autoriaus turimomis teorinėmis žiniomis ir iš atskirų Lietuvos savivaldybių surinkta informacija apžvelgiama dabar Lietuvoje egzistuojanti teisinė bazė ir esama savivaldybių biudžetų sudarymo ir vadybos situacija,... more
Remiantis straipsnio autoriaus turimomis teorinėmis žiniomis ir iš atskirų Lietuvos savivaldybių surinkta informacija apžvelgiama dabar Lietuvoje egzistuojanti teisinė bazė ir esama savivaldybių biudžetų sudarymo ir vadybos situacija, iškeliamos svarbiausios problemos bei pasiūlomi būdai ir galimybes tas problemas spręsti; be to, siekiama paskatinti specialistus teoretikus ir praktikus kritiškai įvertinti straipsnyje pateiktus teiginius, pasidalyti savo žiniomis ir patirtimi, pasiūlyti būdų ir priemonių spręsti aktualius savivaldybių biudžetų sudarymo ir vadybos klausimus.
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Šio straipsnio tikslas - apžvelgti fiskalinę decentralizaciją Lietuvoje, atskleisti savivaldybių finansinio savarankiškumo ribotumą ir pateikti galimų problemų sprendimo būdų. Straipsnio pirmoje dalyje pateikiama fiskalinės... more
Šio straipsnio tikslas - apžvelgti fiskalinę decentralizaciją Lietuvoje, atskleisti savivaldybių finansinio savarankiškumo ribotumą ir pateikti galimų problemų sprendimo būdų. Straipsnio pirmoje dalyje pateikiama fiskalinės decentralizacijos samprata, antroje dalyje nagrinėjamos savivaldybių finansinio savarankiškumo problemos Lietuvoje, o trečiojoje - pateikiami galimi iškeltų problemų sprendimo būdai.
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Authors of this publication seek to discuss principles of forming and operating of Lithuanian municipal ethics commissions, legislation of their activities and effectiveness of their decision making. They also aim to disclose how such... more
Authors of this publication seek to discuss principles of forming and operating of Lithuanian municipal ethics commissions, legislation of their activities and effectiveness of their decision making. They also aim to disclose how such commissions operate in small local community environment where many individuals are related by ties of private interests as well as to find out if municipal ethics commissions are capable of recognising corruption outsets in local politicians’ activities and what is the experience in this field.