Luanda - Three bills relating to the institutionalization of municipal governments through local elections, namely the Organic Law on the Institutionalization of Local Authorities, the Organic Law on the Municipal Guard and the Law that approves the Remuneration Statute of the Holders of Office and Services in Local Governments are since today, Monday, in the National Assembly.
ANGOP has learned that the package that aims to establish the rules on the institutionalization of local authorities is already in possession of the parliament's specialized committees and was delivered by the Civil Office of the President of the Republic.
The three documents, assessed by the Council of Ministers, will be added to the 11 already presented to the National Assembly for the institutionalization of local governments.
When assessing the local authority package, the Council of Ministers considered that the effective institutionalization of local governments is a relevant measure for strengthening and consolidating the democratic process underway in the country and reflects the practical implementation of the principle of administrative decentralization, which aims to bring services closer together and decision centers to populations.
The documents presented reflect the Law that defines the path to be followed for the effective institutionalization of local authorities and also the measures for managing the transition process between the departure of the State’s local administration and the entry of local governments.
The proposed law also defines the remuneration status of the bodies and services of local authorities, such as the Mayor and Vice-Mayor of a city council, who need to have a defined status, as well as the municipal guard, which deals with administrative transgressions.
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