Project of Cherkessk city charter given for public discussion 

The city administration of Cherkessk (Karachaevo-Circassia) presented on Tuesday for discussion of the citizens a project of the new charter. As "Interfax-South" agency was informed by the time executor of the mayor’s duties Peter Korotchenko, within 15 days inhabitants of Cherkessk can make their offers and amendments in the charter.

"Certainly, offers would have recommendatory character but the commission which had worked on development of the charter, will necessarily consider the townspeople’s opinions", - told Korotchenko. As he said, in the new charter there will significant changes, in particular, the Council of People's Deputies will be replaced with the municipal Duma. Besides according to the new document, in the Cherkessk administration a control body which will supervise spending financial means of the city budget and the municipal property will be formed.

The charter was developed by the special commission which structure included qualified lawyers and heads of bodies of the city administration, added the agency’s interlocutor. Korotchenko also noted that the new charter is planned to be passed in its final variant at the session of the city council of deputies in the end of January.

Interfax-South